,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,ms4
 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,wass]man
 ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4          
,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,rangel1
 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1  
,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4        
,langev91 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,moore1    
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4      
,hahn1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4     
,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mrs4      
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4   
,keat+1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 
,s>banes1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 
,capps1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,jackson    
,lee1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4     
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 

,takai1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,*u
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,k9d1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1
 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4  
,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle
 ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4    
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,ms4      
,loretta ,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,l9da
 ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,scott (  
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1  
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1
 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 
,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,smi? (       
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,coop]1  
,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4        
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4        
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,c>ney1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,ca/or
 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,ryan

 ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4
 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,israel1   
,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1   
,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1  
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1
 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4     
,kilm]1 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57 submitt$ ! foll[+
 concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !
 ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t    
,re=m  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution         
,recogniz+ ! significance ( ,equal ,pay 
,day to illu/rate ! disp>ity betwe5     
wages paid to m5 & wom54  ,:]eas section
 #f7;d7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (  
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77#a77      
prohibits discrim9ation 9 comp5sation = 
equal "w on ! basis ( sex2 ,:]eas title 
,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47         
prohibits discrim9ation 9 comp5sation   
because ( race1 color1 religion1        

national orig91 or sex2 ,:]eas #e       
decades aft] ! passage ( ! ,equal ,pay  
,act ( #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note71 
,c5sus ,bureau data %[s t wom5 work+    
full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid an ov]all    
av]age ( #gh c5ts = e doll> paid to m51 
:ile ,asian-,am]ican wom5 work+ full "t1
 ye> r\nd are paid #gi c5ts1            
,african-,am]ican wom5 work+ full "t1   
ye> r\nd are paid #fd c5ts1 ,hispanic   
wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid   
#ef c5ts1 & ,native ,am]ican wom5 work+ 
full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid #ei c5ts     
comp>$ to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52      
,:]eas ! wage gap co/s wom5 :o are      
employ$ full "t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z a  
gr\p1 m ?an #dij billion e ye>4 ,^! lo/ 
wages mean families h less money to sp5d
 on goods & s]vices t help drive        
economic gr[?2 ,:]eas sex discrim9ation 
9 education1 hir+1 & promotion has play$
 a role 9 ma9ta9+ a "w =ce segregat$ by 
sex2 ,:]eas sex-bas$ wage diff]5tials-- 
7#a7 depress employee wages & liv+ /&>ds
 necess>y = _! heal? & well-be+2  7#b7  

r$uce family incomes & contribute to !  
high] pov]ty rates among wom5 &         
female-head$ h\seholds2  7#c7 prev5t !  
effective & maximum utilization ( !     
available labor res\rces2 &  7#d7       
con/itute an unfair me?od ( competition2
  ,:]eas op5+ traditionally male jobs to
 wom5 & r$uc+ occupational segregation  
by sex increases e>n+s = wom52 ,:]eas :5
 wom5 are paid fairly1 families are     
/rong]1 bus9ess prosp]s1 & ,am]ican     
values & ! economy are /r5g!n$2 ,:]eas  
fair pay /r5g!ns ! economic security (  
families & enhances retirem5t sav+s2    
,:]eas ne>ly #b_/c ( work]s paid !      
m9imum wage or less are wom5 & !        
conc5tration ( wom5 9 l[-wage jobs is a 
significant contributor to ! wage gap2  
,:]eas ne>ly #ej p]c5t ( work]s report t
 _! employ]s ei!r prohibit or disc\rage 
!m f discuss+ _! pay1 :i* keeps wom5 f  
le>n+ :5 !y are ! victims ( pay         
discrim9ation & rem$y+ t discrim9ation2 
,:]eas ,april #ad1 #bjae1 is ,equal ,pay
 ,day1 m>k+ ! day t symbolizes h[ f>    

into #bjae wom5 mu/ "w until _! pay f   
#bjad equals :at m5 7 paid 9 #bjad      
alone2 & ,:]eas num]\s national         
organizations h designat$ ,tuesday1     
,april #ad1 #bjae1 z ,equal ,pay ,day to
 repres5t ! additional "t t wom5 mu/ "w 
to comp5sate = ! av]age #bb p]c5t l[]   
wages paid to wom5 la/ ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,congress recognizes !       
significance ( ,equal ,pay ,day to      
illu/rate ! disp>ity betwe5 wages paid  
to m5 & wom51 & its impact on wom51     
families1 & ! ,nation4