,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #d1 #bjag,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,recognizing the significance of ,equal ,pay ,day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women4 ,whereas section #f7;d7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77#a77 prohibits discrimination in compensation for equal work on the basis of sex2 ,whereas title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 prohibits discrimination in compensation because of race1 color1 religion1 national origin1 or sex2 ,whereas over #e decades after the passage of the ,equal ,pay ,act of #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note71 ,census ,bureau data shows that women working full time1 year round are paid an overall average of #hj cents for every dollar paid to men1 while ,asian-,american women working full time1 year round are paid #he cents1 ,african-,american women working full time1 year round are paid #fc cents1 ,hispanic women working full time1 year round are paid #ed cents1 ,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native women working full time1 year round are paid #eh cents1 and ,native ,hawaiian and ,pacific ,islander women working full time1 year round are paid #fj cents compared to ,white1 non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas if current trends continue1 on average1 women will have to wait #db years for equal pay1 while ,african-,american women will wait #ajg years1 and ,hispanic women will wait #bca years2 ,whereas the wage gap collectively costs women employed full time in the ,united ,states more than #hdj billion in annual lost wages1 meaning families have less money to spend on goods and services that help drive economic growth2 ,whereas sex discrimination in education1 hiring1 and promotion has played a role in maintaining a work force segregated by sex2 ,whereas sex-based wage differentials-- 7#a7 depress employee wages and living standards necessary for their health and well-being2 7#b7 reduce family incomes and contribute to the higher poverty rates among women and female-headed households2 7#c7 prevent the effective and maximum utilization of available labor resources2 and 7#d7 constitute an unfair method of competition2 ,whereas opening traditionally male jobs to women and reducing occupational segregation by sex increases earnings for women2 ,whereas when women are paid fairly1 families are stronger1 businesses prosper1 and ,american values and the economy are strengthened2 ,whereas fair pay strengthens the economic security of families and enhances retirement savings2 ,whereas nearly #bc of workers paid the minimum wage or less are women and the concentration of women in low-wage jobs is a significant contributor to the wage gap2 ,whereas women are less likely to be able to pay off their student loan debt promptly2 for #bjjg-jh college graduates1 women working full time had paid off #cc percent of their student loan debt on average1 while men working full time had paid off #dd percent of their debt2 ,whereas over #fj percent of private sector workers report that their employers either prohibit or discourage them from discussing their pay1 which keeps women from learning when they are the victims of pay discrimination and remedying that discrimination2 ,whereas ,april #d1 #bjag1 is ,equal ,pay ,day1 marking the day that symbolizes how far into #bjag women must work until their pay from #bjaf equals what men were paid in #bjaf alone2 and ,whereas numerous national organizations have designated ,tuesday1 ,april #d1 #bjag1 as ,equal ,pay ,day to represent the additional time that women must work to compensate for the average #bj percent lower wages paid to women last year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,congress recognizes the significance of ,equal ,pay ,day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women1 and its impact on women1 families1 and the ,nation4