,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1         
#bjba,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 
,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,ms4      
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4
 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (    
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1
 ,ms4 ,bu%1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4          
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,c>son1
 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1    
,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (  
,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,ms4 ,craig1    
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,dean1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1  
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 
,deut*1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4  
,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,escob>1    
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4      
,flet*]1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (   

,texas1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,gomez1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1    
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4        
,h\lahan1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4      
,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4
 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4   
,kahele1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4
 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4  
,kilm]1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4        
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4         
,langev91 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4
 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 
,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4
 ,lyn*1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney
 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mann+1 ,ms4        
,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4       
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4
 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4
 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4       
,neguse1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,mr4 ,norcross1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 
,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4      

,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,ms4  
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,ross1 
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4    
,ryan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,ms4 ,sewell1   
,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( 
,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mr4
 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,takano1 
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,torres (
 ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,wel*1    
,ms4 ,wexton1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1  
,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 
& ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! significance ( equal pay & 
! 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 %[ t wom5 work+ full-"t1   
ye>-r\nd are paid an av]age ( #hb c5ts =
 e doll> paid to m51 :ile               
,asian-,am]ican wom5 work+ full-"t1     
ye>-r\nd are paid #hg c5ts1 ,:ite1      
non-,hispanic wom5 work+ full-"t1       
ye>-r\nd are paid #gi c5ts1             
,african-,am]ican wom5 work+ full-"t1   
ye>-r\nd are paid #fc c5ts1 ,native     
,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&] wom5 work+  
full-"t1 ye>-r\nd are paid #fj c5ts1    
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 
work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd are paid #fj    
c5ts1 & ,lat9as work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd 
are paid #ee c5ts = e doll> paid to     
,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas ,m>*    

#bd1 #bjba1 is ,equal ,pay ,day1 m>k+ ! 
day t symbolizes h[ long into #bjba wom5
 mu/ "w to make :at m5 7 paid 9 #bjbj2  
,:]eas ,m>* #i1 #bjba1 is ,asian        
,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&] ,wom5's      
,equal ,pay ,day2 ,augu/ #c1 #bjba1 is  
,black ,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day2        
,septemb] #h1 #bjba1 is ,native ,wom5's 
,equal ,pay ,day2 & ,octob] #ba1 #bjba1 
is ,lat9as' ,equal ,pay ,day2 ,:]eas if 
curr5t tr5ds cont9ue1 ,asian wom5 are   
project$ to close ! g5d] pay gap 9 #bb  
ye>s1 ,:ite wom5 9 #ej ye>s1 ,black wom5
 9 #cej ye>s1 & ,lat9as 9 #dcb ye>s2    
,:]eas ! disp>ity 9 m$ian annual e>n+s =
 wom5 & m5 work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd is   
#aj1aeg2 :i* c add up to m ?an #djj1jjj 
ov] a c>e]2 ,:]eas wom5's m$ian e>n+s   
are less ?an m5's at e level ( academic 
a*ievem5t1 ) wom5 ) less ?an a high     
s*ool diploma e>n+ #gb p]c5t ( m5's     
e>n+s1 & wom5 ) a pr(essional degree    
e>n+ #fh p]c5t ( m5's e>n+s at ! same   
level ( education2 ,:]eas wom5 are (t5  
paid less ?an m5 ) l[] levels (         

education1 ) wom5 ) associate's degrees 
paid less ?an m5 ) a high s*ool diploma1
 & wom5 ) ma/]'s degrees paid less ?an  
m5 ) ba*elor's degrees2 ,:]eas 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 mo!rs are breadw9n]s 9   
ne>ly half ( families ) *ildr5 "u #ah1 &
 mo!rs work+ full-"t typically are paid 
#ge p]c5t ( :at fa!rs are paid2 ,:]eas !
 g5d] wage gap collectively co/s wom5   
employ$ full-"t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates m ?an 
#ief billion 9 annual lo/ wages1 s t    
families h less money to sp5d on goods &
 s]vices t help drive economic gr[?2    
,:]eas if ! annual g5d] wage gap 7      
elim9at$1 on av]age1 a work+ woman 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates w\ld h en\gh money =      
approximately #ac m mon?s ( *ildc>e1 #i 
additional mon?s ( r5t1 #f additional   
mon?s ( mortgage & utilities paym5ts1 ! 
full co/ ( tuition & fees = att5d+ a    
#b-ye> college1 almo/ #g additional     
mon?s ( premiums = employ]-bas$ heal?   
insurance1 m ?an #h additional ye>s (   
bir? control1 m ?an #fd weeks ( food1 or
 en\gh money to pay (f /ud5t loan debt 9

 j "u #c ye>s2 ,:]eas wom5 hold         
two-?irds ( ! ,nation's #a4ed trillion 9
 out/&+ /ud5t loan debt1 total+ ov] #ibi
 billion1 & are less likely to be able  
to pay (f _! /ud5t loan debt promptly   
due to wage disp>ities2 ,:]eas ! wage   
gap impacts wom5's ability to save =    
retirem5t & wom5's total ,social        
,security & p5sion b5efits1 & old] wom5 
are m likely ?an m5 to live 9 pov]ty2   
,:]eas sex discrim9ation 9 education1   
hir+1 & promotion has play$ a role 9    
ma9ta9+ a work=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$uce
 family incomes & contribute to ! high] 
pov]ty rates among wom5 & _! families2 &
  7#c7 prev5t ! effective & maximum     
utilization ( available labor res\rces2 
,:]eas a wage gap exi/s 9 ne>ly e       
occupational field1 b op5+ traditionally
 male-dom9at$ jobs to wom5 & r$uc+      
occupational segregation by sex         
increases e>n+s = wom52 ,:]eas ne>ly    

two-?irds ( work]s paid ! m9imum wage or
 less are wom5 & ! conc5tration ( wom5 9
 l[-wage jobs is a significant          
contributor to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas ! g5d]
 wage gap betwe5 union wom5 & m5 is ab\t
 half ! size ( ! wage gap betwe5        
nonunion wom5 & m51 & wom5 union memb]s 
typically e>n #bab m p] week ?an wom5 :o
 are n repres5t$ by unions2 ,:]eas z mu*
 z #ch p]c5t ( ! wage gap is unexpla9$  
by obs]vable factors su* z v>iation 9   
educational atta9m5t1 indu/ry1 &        
occupation1 & may reflect discrim9ation2
 ,:]eas two-?irds ( private sector      
work]s report t employ]s ei!r prohibit  
or disc\rage !m f discuss+ _! pay1 :i* c
 keep ! exi/5ce ( pay discrim9ation     
hidd5 & prev5t rem$y+ t discrim9ation2  
,:]eas ! lack ( family fri5dly policies1
 su* z access to af=dable1 quality      
*ildc>e1 paid family & m$ical leave1    
paid sick days1 & fair & pr$ictable "w  
s*$ules1 =ces _m c>egiv]s to *oose      
betwe5 provid+ = _! families f9ancially 
& ensur+ _! lov$ ones receive quality   

c>e1 & contributes to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas
 "o 9 ?ree wom5 h be5 on ! receiv+ end (
 sexual h>assm5t dur+ _! c>e]s1 & an    
e/imat$ #hg to #id p]c5t ( ^? :o        
exp]i5ce sexual h>assm5t nev] file a    
=mal compla9t2 ,:]eas workplace h>assm5t
 =ces _m wom5 to leave _! occupation or 
indu/ry1 or pass up opportunities =     
advancem5t1 & ?is contributes to ! g5d] 
wage gap2 ,:]eas equal pay /r5g!ns !    
economic security ( families & enhances 
retirem5t sav+s2 ,:]eas :5 wom5 are paid
 fairly1 families are /rong]1 bus9esses 
prosp]1 & ,am]ican values & ! economy   
are /r5g!n$2 ,:]eas if wom5 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates receiv$ equal pay comp>able ) m51
 pov]ty = work+ wom5 w\ld be r$uc$ by   
half & ! economy w\ld add #e4ab billion 
annually1 bas$ on a #bjag analysis2     
,:]eas ! economic fall\t f ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic has _h a disproportionate impact
 on wom5 & wom5 ( color1 ) wom5 los+ !  
majority ( jobs lo/ s9ce ,m>* #bjbj2    
,:]eas s9ce wom5 e>n less on av]age ?an 
_! male p>tn]s1 ?ree times m wom5 ?an m5

 h left ! work=ce to look aft] _! *ildr5
 :o are le>n+ f home2 ,:]eas wom5 & wom5
 ( color are n[ exp]i5c+ ! l[e/ rates ( 
employm5t 9 decades2 & ,:]eas num]\s    
national organizations h designat$      
,w$nesday1 ,m>* #bd1 #bjba1 z ,equal    
,pay ,day to repres5t ! additional "t t 
wom5 mu/ "w to comp5sate = ! av]age #ah 
p]c5t l[] wages paid to wom5 la/ ye>3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7    
recognizes ! disp>ity betwe5 wages paid 
to wom5 & m5 & its impact on wom51      
families1 & ! ,nation2 &  7#b7 reaffirms
 its commitm5t to support+ equal pay &  
to n>r[+ ! g5d] wage gap4