,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cj  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#b1 #bjai,ms4 ,frankel 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4   
,speier1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4     
,beyer1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1    
,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4  
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4         
,schrier1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4        
,takano1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4
 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,sean    
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,schiff1  
,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,smith
 of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,drew1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,rush1   
,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4  
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,crdenas1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4       
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,swalwell

 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cox of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of
 ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4   
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4
 ,hill of ,california1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1  
,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4   
,craig1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4
 ,langevin1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney 
of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4     
,omar1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4   
,raskin1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,lawson of  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,sewell  
of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,san   
,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4    
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1   
,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,ms4 ,kuster of 
,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4  
,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mrs4 ,watson     
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1  
,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mrs4 
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,haaland1  
,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,dean1  
,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4       

,shalala1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,cummings1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4      
,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1    
,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 
,mr4 ,lynch1 and ,mr4 ,case7 submitted  
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,concurrent     
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
significance of equal pay and 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 show that women working    

full-time1 year-round are paid #hj cents
 for every dollar paid to men1 while    
,asian-,american women working          
full-time1 year-round are paid #he      
cents1 ,white1 non-,hispanic women      
working full-time1 year-round are paid  
#gg cents1 ,african-,american women     
working full-time1 year-round are paid  
#fa cents1 ,native ,hawaiian and        
,pacific ,islander women working        
full-time1 year-round are paid #ei      
cents1 ,american ,indian and ,alaska    
,native women working full-time1        
year-round are paid #eh cents1 and      
,hispanic women working full-time1      
year-round are paid #ec cents compared  
to ,white1 non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas  
,april #b1 #bjai1 is ,equal ,pay ,day1  
marking the day that symbolizes how long
 into #bjai women must work to make what
 men were paid in #bjah2 ,whereas ,march
 #e1 #bjai1 is ,asian ,american and     
,pacific ,islander ,women's ,equal ,pay 
,day2 ,april #ai1 #bjai1 is ,white      
,women's ,equal ,pay ,day2 ,august #bb1 

#bjai1 is ,black ,women's ,equal ,pay   
,day2 ,september #bc1 #bjai1 is ,native 
,women's ,equal ,pay ,day2 and ,november
 #bj1 #bjai1 is ,latinas' ,equal ,pay   
,day2 ,whereas if current trends        
continue1 on average women collectively 
will have to wait #dj years for equal   
pay1 ,african-,american women will have 
to wait #ajj years1 and ,hispanic women 
will have to wait #bje years2 ,whereas  
the disparity in median annual earnings 
for women and men working full-time     
year-round is #aj1afi1 which can add up 
to more than #djj1jjj over a career1 and
 an estimated more than #a1jjj1jjj in   
lost income for millennial women2       
,whereas women's median earnings are    
less than men's at every level of       
academic achievement1 with women with   
less than a high school diploma earning 
#gg percent of men's earnings1 and women
 with an advanced degree earning #gd    
percent of men's earnings at the same   
level of education2 ,whereas women are  
often paid less than men with lower     

levels of education1 with women with    
associate's degrees paid less than men  
with a high school diploma1 and women   
with master's degrees paid less than men
 with bachelor's degrees2 ,whereas1 in  
the ,united ,states1 mothers are        
breadwinners in half of families with   
children under #ah1 and mothers working 
full-time are paid #ga percent as much  
as fathers2 ,whereas median pay for     
women with disabilities was #gb percent 
that of men with disabilities2 ,whereas 
the gender wage gap collectively costs  
women employed full-time in the ,united 
,states more than #ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
annual lost wages1 so that families have
 less money to spend on goods and       
services that help drive economic       
growth2 ,whereas if the annual gender   
wage gap were eliminated1 on average1 a 
working woman in the ,united ,states    
would have enough money for             
approximately #ac more months of child  
care1 #aj additional months of rent1 #g 
additional months of mortgage and       

utilities payments1 the full cost of    
tuition and fees for a #b-year college1 
#g additional months of premiums for    
employer-based health insurance1 up to  
#h4d additional years of birth control1 
more than #gj weeks of food1 or enough  
money to pay off student loan debt in   
just under #c years2 ,whereas women hold
 two-thirds of the ,nation's            
#a1djj1jjj1jjj1jjj outstanding student  
loan debt1 totaling over                
#hij1jjj1jjj1jjj1 and are less likely to
 be able to pay off their student loan  
debt promptly due to wage disparities2  
,whereas the wage gap impacts women's   
ability to save for retirement and      
women's total ,social ,security and     
pension benefits1 and older women are   
more likely than men to live in poverty2
 ,whereas sex discrimination in         
education1 hiring1 and promotion has    
played a role in maintaining a workforce
 segregated by sex2 ,whereas sex-based  
wage differentials-- 7#a7 depress       
employee wages and living standards     

necessary for health and wellbeing2     
7#b7 reduce family incomes and          
contribute to the higher poverty rates  
among women and their families2 and     
7#c7 prevent the effective and maximum  
utilization of available labor          
resources2 ,whereas a wage gap exists in
 nearly every occupational field1 but   
opening traditionally male jobs to women
 and reducing occupational segregation  
by sex increases earnings for women2    
,whereas nearly two-thirds 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   
the gender wage gap between union women 
and men is about half the size of the   
wage gap between nonunion women and men1
 and women union members typically earn 
#bbd more per week than women who are   
not represented by unions2 ,whereas as  
much as #ch percent of the wage gap is  
unexplained by observable factors such  
as variation in educational attainment1 

industry1 and occupation1 and may       
reflect discrimination2 ,whereas        
two-thirds of private sector workers    
report that employers either prohibit or
 discourage them from discussing their  
pay1 which can keep the existence of pay
 discrimination hidden and prevent      
remedying that discrimination2 ,whereas 
the lack of family friendly policies1   
such as access to affordable1 quality   
child care1 paid family and medical     
leave1 paid sick days1 and fair and     
predictable work schedules1 forces many 
caregivers to choose between providing  
for their families financially and      
ensuring their loved ones receive       
quality care1 and contributes to the    
wage gap2 ,whereas #fj to #gj percent of
 women have been on the receiving end of
 sexual harassment during their careers1
 and an estimated #hg to #id percent of 
those who experience sexual harassment  
never file a formal complaint2 ,whereas 
workplace harassment forces many women  
to leave their occupation or industry1  

or pass up opportunities for            
advancement1 and this contributes to the
 gender wage gap2 ,whereas equal pay    
strengthens the economic security of    
families and enhances retirement        
savings2 ,whereas when women are paid   
fairly1 families are stronger1          
businesses prosper1 and ,american values
 and the economy are strengthened2      
,whereas if women in the ,united ,states
 received equal pay comparable with men1
 poverty for working women would be     
reduced by half and the economy would   
add #eab1jjj1jjj1jjj annually1 based on 
a #bjag analysis2 and ,whereas numerous 
national organizations have designated  
,tuesday1 ,april #b1 #bjai1 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 ,congress-- 7#a7
 recognizes the disparity between wages 
paid to women and men1 and its impact on
 women1 families1 and the ,nation2 and  

7#b7 reaffirms its commitment to        
supporting equal pay for equal work and 
to narrowing the gender wage gap4