,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ba1 #bjba
 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1   
,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 
,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4    
,adams1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4  
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mrs4      
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1
 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4         
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,jacobs (  
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1
 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (        
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4    
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4     
,rask91 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 
,dean1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1

 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,williams ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1  
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4  
,evans1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (    
,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4     
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4  
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1  
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4
 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4   
,ross1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,mr4   
,vela1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4        
,correa1 & ,ms4 ,/ansbury7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! significance ( equal pay & 
! disp>ity 9 wages paid to ,lat9a wom5 9
 comp>ison to m54  ,:]eas ,octob] #ba1  

#bjba1 is ,lat9a ,equal ,pay ,day1 :i*  
m>ks ! day t symbolizes h[ long into    
#bjba ,lat9a wom51 on av]age1 mu/ "w to 
make :at ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m5 7 paid 
9 #bjbj2 ,:]eas section #f7;d7 ( ! ,fair
 ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77#a77 prohibits       
discrim9ation 9 wages on ! basis ( sex =
 equal "w2 ,:]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       
,:]eas1 despite ! passage ( ! ,equal    
,pay ,act ( #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf   
note7 m ?an five decades ago1 :i*       
e/abli%es t employ]s %all n discrim9ate 
9 wages on ! basis ( sex1 b %all provide
 equal pay = equal "w1 ,c5sus ,bureau   
data %[s t ,lat9a wom5 work+ full-"t1   
ye>-r\nd are typically paid #eg c5ts = e
 doll> paid to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52 
,:]eas z a /udy conduct$ 9 #bjai f\nd t 
on av]age1 ,lat9a wom5 lose ov]         
#a1ajj1jjj 9 pot5tial e>n+s ov] _!      

lifetime to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas ! m$ian  
annual pay = a ,lat9a woman 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd 0 #ch1gah
 9 #bjbj1 plac+ a work+ "m ) two *ildr5 
ne> pov]ty2 ,:]eas job loss dur+ !      
p&emic di/ort$ measurem5ts ( av]age     
wages z wom5 ) l[] e>n+s 9 sectors su* z
 leisure1 hospitality1 & retail 7 m     
likely to exp]i5ce job loss & leave !   
labor =ce2 ,:]eas ! ,lat9a unemploym5t  
rate peak$ at #bj4a p]c5t 9 ,april      
#bjbj1 & ! ,lat9a civilian labor =ce    
p>ticipation rate fell f a high ( #ei4b 
p]c5t 9 ,octob] #bjai to #eg p]c5t 9    
,septemb] #bjbj2 ,:]eas lo/ wages mean  
,lat9a wom5 h less money to support     
!mselves & _! families1 save & inve/ = !
 future1 & sp5d on goods & s]vices2     
,:]eas #ea p]c5t ( ,lat9as are unable to
 e>n sick days ?r\gh _! jobs2 ,:]eas m  
?an half ( ,lat9a l[-wage e>n]s report t
 !y sp5t mo/ or all ( _! sav+s dur+ !   
p&emic1 & #cb p]c5t h no money left =   
em]g5cies1 comp>$ to #ac p]c5t ( ,:ite  
m52 ,:]eas ! lack ( af=dable1 accessible

 *ildc>e dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic l$   
#ad p]c5t ( ,lat9as1 & #cb p]c5t (      
immigrant ,lat9as1 to quit _! jobs or   
r$uce _! numb] ( "w h\rs to c>e = _!    
*ildr52 ,:]eas ! und]paym5t ( ,lat9a    
work]s causes bus9esses & ! economy to  
suff]2 ,:]eas ! lack ( access to        
af=dable1 quality *ildc>e1 paid family &
 m$ical leave1 & o!r family fri5dly     
workplace policies =ces _m ,lat9a wom5  
to *oose betwe5 _! pay*eck or job &     
gett+ quality c>e = !mselves or _!      
family memb]s1 a dynamic t contributes  
to ! wage gap & has be5 fur!r exac]bat$ 
by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 especially z   
,lat9a wom5 disproportionately "w 9     
ess5tial jobs t put !m at great] risk ( 
exposure to ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas1 if !   
wage gap 7 elim9at$1 on av]age1 a ,lat9a
 woman work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd w\ld h   
en\gh money = approximately #c ye>s (   
*ildc>e1 to pay (f h] /ud5t debt 9 #a   
ye>1 or to pay (f #ai mon?s ( ! av]age  
mortgage paym5t2 ,:]eas #be to #he p]c5t
 ( wom5 h be5 sexually h>ass$ at !      

workplace1 & rese>* has f\nd t only a   
small numb] ( ^? :o exp]i5ce h>assm5t1  
or ab\t #a 9 #aj1 =mally report incid5ts
 = reasons includ+ lack ( access to !   
compla9t process & fe> ( retaliation2   
,:]eas workplace h>assm5t =ces _m wom5  
to leave _! occupation or indu/ry1 z    
t>gets ( h>assm5t are #f4e times z      
likely z nont>gets to *ange jobs1 or    
pass up opportunities = advancem5t1 &   
?is contributes to ! g5d] wage gap2     
,:]eas !re is a high p]sonal co/ = wom5 
:o h be5 sexually h>ass$1 includ+       
unemploym5t1 und]employm5t1 & f9ancial  
/ress result+ f *ang+ jobs1 :i* lead to 
long-t]m consequ5ces = e>n+s & c>e]     
atta9m5t2 ,:]eas two-?irds ( work]s paid
 ! m9imum wage or less 9 #bjbj 7 wom51 &
 !re is a disproportionate conc5tration 
( wom5 ( color 9 l[-wage & tipp$ jobs2  
,:]eas ! pay disp>ity ,lat9a wom5 face  
is "p ( a wid] set ( disp>ities ,lat9a  
wom5 face 9 home own]%ip1 unemploym5t1  
pov]ty1 access to *ildc>e1 & ! ability  
to build weal?2 ,:]eas true pay equity  

requires a multifacet$ /rategy t        
addresses ! g5d] & racial inju/ices t   
,lat9a wom5 face daily2 & ,:]eas _m     
national organizations h designat$      
,octob] #ba1 #bjba1 z ,lat9a ,equal ,pay
 ,day to repres5t ! additional "t t     
,lat9a wom5 mu/ "w into ! next cal5d>   
ye> to receive ! e>n+s ( _! ,:ite1      
non-,hispanic c\nt]p>ts 9 ! prior c5sus 
ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--   
7#a7 recognizes ! disp>ity 9 wages paid 
to ,lat9a wom5 & its impact on wom51    
families1 ! economy & our entire c\ntry2
 &  7#b7 reaffirms its support = ensur+ 
equal pay & clos+ ! g5d] wage gap4