,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjah,mrs4
 ,lawrence 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4       
,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,clark of     
,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 and ,ms4  
,lee7 introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct the ,secretary of ,labor to
 report to ,congress on the gender pay  
gap in the teenage labor force4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,better ,pay and ,lifetime ,earnings
 for ,teenage ,girls through ,adulthood 
,act4  #b4 ,report on gender pay gap in 
teenage labor force  7a7 ,report        
required ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,labor1 acting through
 the ,director of the ,women's ,bureau  
of the ,department1 shall--  7#a7 submit

 to ,congress a report on the gender pay
 gap in the teenage labor force2 and    
7#b7 make the report available on a     
publicly accessible website of the      
,department of ,labor4  7b7 ,elements   
,the report under subsection 7a7 shall  
include the following3 7#a7 ,an         
examination of trends and potential     
solutions relating to the early wage gap
 for women4  7#b7 ,an examination of how
 the early wage gap for women           
potentially translates into greater wage
 gaps in the overall labor force4  7#c7 
,an examination of earnings over a      
lifetime for females1 inclusive of      
earnings from informal jobs as teenagers
 and formal careers4  7#d7 ,an          
examination of the teen gender pay gap  
in informal work experiences1 such as   
babysitting and other freelance jobs1 as
 well as formal work experiences1 such  
as retail1 restaurant1 and customer     
service positions4  7#e7 ,a comparison  
of-- 7,a7 the types of tasks typically  
performed by younger females within     

certain informal jobs such as           
babysitting1 retail and restaurant      
positions1 and positions in customer    
service2 and  7,b7 the types of tasks   
performed by younger males in such      
positions4  7#f7 ,a comparison of the   
average amount earned by males and      
females1 respectively1 in certain       
informal jobs such as babysitting1      
retail and restaurant positions1 and    
positions in customer service4  7#g7 ,an
 estimate of overall lifetime earnings  
and losses for women1 including women of
 color1 from the teenage years through  
adulthood4  7#h7 ,interviews and surveys
 with workers and employers relating to 
early gender-based pay discrepancies4   
7#i7 ,recommendations for--  7,a7       
addressing pay inequality for young     
women1 including young women of color2  
7,b7 addressing any disadvantages       
experienced by young women with respect 
to work experience and professional     
development2  7,c7 the development of   
standards and best practices for workers

 and employees to ensure better pay for 
young women and the prevention of early 
inequalities in the workplace2 and  7,d7
 expanding awareness for teenage girls  
on pay rates and employment rights in   
order to reduce greater inequalities in 
the overall labor force4