,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1        
#bjag,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self1
 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4   
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,o',hall]an1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4         
,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1    
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4     
,bey]1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4   
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4   
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4   
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4
 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mrs4
 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4      
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4          
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mrs4  
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4   
,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4        
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1    

,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4       
,titus1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1  
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4
 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4  
,norcross1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,k9d1
 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,ryan 
( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,max9e      
,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,brady (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( 
,massa*usetts1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4        
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4        
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 
,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4        
,g>am5di1 & ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire7
 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
 ov] #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 ( #hj c5ts = e doll> paid
 to m51 :ile ,asian-,am]ican wom5 work+ 
full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid #he c5ts1    
,african-,am]ican wom5 work+ full "t1   
ye> r\nd are paid #fc c5ts1 ,hispanic   
wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid   
#ed c5ts1 ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska    
,native wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> r\nd are
 paid #eh c5ts1 & ,native ,hawaiian &   
,pacific ,isl&] wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> 
r\nd are paid #fj c5ts comp>$ to ,:ite1 

non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas if curr5t tr5ds
 cont9ue1 on av]age1 wom5 w h to wait   
#db ye>s = equal pay1 :ile              
,african-,am]ican wom5 w wait #ajg ye>s1
 & ,hispanic wom5 w wait #bca ye>s2     
,:]eas ! wage gap collectively co/s wom5
 employ$ full "t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates m ?an
 #hdj billion 9 annual lo/ wages1 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 bus9esses prosp]1 & ,am]ican    
values & ! economy are /r5g!n$2 ,:]eas  
fair pay /r5g!ns ! economic security (  
families & enhances retirem5t sav+s2    
,:]eas ne>ly #bc ( work]s paid ! m9imum 
wage or less are wom5 & ! conc5tration (
 wom5 9 l[-wage jobs is a significant   
contributor to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas wom5  
are less likely to be able to pay (f _! 
/ud5t loan debt promptly2 = #bjjg-jh    
college graduates1 wom5 work+ full "t _h
 paid (f #cc p]c5t ( _! /ud5t loan debt 
on av]age1 :ile m5 work+ full "t _h paid
 (f #dd p]c5t ( _! debt2 ,:]eas ov] #fj 
p]c5t ( private sector work]s report t  
_! employ]s ei!r prohibit or disc\rage  
!m f discuss+ _! pay1 :i* keeps wom5 f  
le>n+ :5 !y are ! victims ( pay         
discrim9ation & rem$y+ t discrim9ation2 
,:]eas ,april #d1 #bjag1 is ,equal ,pay 
,day1 m>k+ ! day t symbolizes h[ f> into
 #bjag wom5 mu/ "w until _! pay f #bjaf 
equals :at m5 7 paid 9 #bjaf alone2 &   
,:]eas num]\s national organizations h  

designat$ ,tuesday1 ,april #d1 #bjag1 z 
,equal ,pay ,day to repres5t !          
additional "t t wom5 mu/ "w to comp5sate
 = ! av]age #bj 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