,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #d1    
#bjbc,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self1 ,mr4 
,lujn1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4
 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4    
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4       
,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,w>r51
 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4       
,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1   
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 & ,mr4 ,kelly7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
significance ( equal pay & ! disp>ity 9 
wages paid to ,lat9a wom5 9 comp>ison to
 m54  ,:]eas ,octob] #e1 #bjbc1 is      
,lat9a ,equal ,pay ,day to obs]ve ! pay 
gap betwe5 ,lat9a wom5 & ,:ite1         
non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas ,lat9a wom5    
make up ! second-l>ge/ gr\p ( wom5      
work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 aft] ,:ite    

wom52 ,:]eas !re are #ac1ijj1jjj        
,hispanic wom5 9 ! labor =ce1 repres5t+ 
slightly m ?an #aj p]c5t ( all wom5 9 ! 
labor =ce today2 ,:]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 ,:]eas
 despite ! passage ( ! ,equal ,pay ,act 
( #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note7 m ?an 
six decades ago1 :i* e/abli%es t        
employ]s %all n discrim9ate 9 wages on !
 basis ( sex1 b %all provide equal pay =
 equal "w1 ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus data %[ t 
,lat9a wom5 work+ full-"t & ye>-r\nd are
 paid #eg c5ts = e doll> paid to ,:ite1 
non-,hispanic m51 :ile ! av]age wage    
diff]5tial = all ,lat9a wom5 ) report$  
e>n+s work+ full-"t1 "p-"t & "p-ye> is  
#eb c5ts = e doll> paid to ,:ite1       
non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas ! ,national    

,wom5's ,law ,c5t] has calculat$ t1 on  
av]age1 ,lat9a wom5 lose ov] #a1bjj1jjj 
9 pot5tial e>n+s ov] a #dj-ye> c>e] to !
 wage gap2 ,:]eas1 at ! rate obs]v$ 9   
#bjbc1 ,lat9as w n rea* equal pay )     
,:ite non-,hispanic m5 = #ahc ye>s1 or  
until #bbjf2 ,:]eas ! ,bureau ( ,labor  
,/ati/ics & ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus report$
 ! m$ian annual pay = all ,lat9a wom5 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates work+ full-"t1 "p-"t1 & 
"p-ye> 0 #ca1fjj 9 #bjbb1 comp>$ to !   
m$ian annual pay ( #fj1hcj = ,:ite1     
non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas ! ,bureau (    
,labor ,/ati/ics & ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus 
report$ ! m$ian annual pay = all ,lat9a 
wom5 work+ full-"t & "p-"t is #bf1dhe1  
plac+ a work+ "m ( two on ! br9k (      
pov]ty2 ,:]eas job loss dur+ !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic di/ort$ 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 lo/ wages    
mean ,lat9a wom5 h less money to support
 !mselves & _! families1 save & inve/ = 

! future1 & sp5d on goods & s]vices2    
,:]eas approximately #ea p]c5t ( ,lat9a 
wom5 are unable to e>n sick days ?r\gh  
_! jobs2 ,:]eas ! lack ( access to      
af=dable1 quality *ild c>e1 paid family 
& m$ical leave1 & o!r family fri5dly    
workplace policies =ces _m ,lat9a wom5  
to *oose betwe5 _! pay*eck or job &     
gett+ quality c>e = !mselves or _!      
family memb]s1 a dynamic t contributes  
to ! wage gap & 0 fur!r exac]bat$ by !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 especially z ,lat9a 
wom5 disproportionately "w 9 ess5tial   
jobs t put !m at great] risk ( exposure 
to ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas if ! annual wage 
gap 7 elim9at$1 on av]age1 a ,lat9a     
woman work+ full-"t & ye>-r\nd w\ld h   
en\gh money to pay = ne>ly ?ree ye>s (  
*ildc>e1 to pay = #ch mon?s ( food1 or m
 ?an #bb mon?s ( r5t2 ,:]eas wom5 face  
disproportionate sexual h>assm5t 9 !    
workplace & data %[s t wom5 fil$ #gh4b  
p]c5t ( ! #bg1bia sexual h>assm5t *>ges 
fil$ ) ! ,equal ,employm5t ,opportunity 
,commission betwe5 fiscal ye> #bjah &   

fiscal ye> #bjba2 ,:]eas workplace      
h>assm5t =ces _m wom5 to leave _!       
occupation or indu/ry--t>gets ( h>assm5t
 7 #f4e times z likely z nont>gets to   
*ange jobs--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$1    
includ+ unemploym5t1 "u-employm5t1 &    
f9ancial /ress result+ f *ang+ jobs1 :i*
 lead to long-t]m consequ5ces = e>n+s & 
c>e] atta9m5t2 ,:]eas m ?an two-?irds ( 
work]s paid ! m9imum wage or less 9     
#bjbb are wom51 & !re is a              
disproportionate conc5tration ( wom5 (  
color 9 l[-wage & tipp$ jobs2 ,:]eas !  
pay disp>ity ,lat9a wom5 face is "p ( a 
wid] set ( disp>ities ,lat9a wom5 face 9
 home[n]%ip1 unemploym5t1 pov]ty1 access
 to *ildc>e1 & ! ability to build weal?2
 ,:]eas ! und]paym5t ( ,lat9a wom5      
work]s causes bus9esses & ! economy to  
suff]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] #e1   
#bjbc1 z ,lat9a ,equal ,pay ,day to     
recognize ! additional "t t ,lat9a wom5 
mu/ "w into ! next cal5d> ye> to receive
 ! e>n+s ( ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m5 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 ! economy1 & our     
entire c\ntry2 &  7#b7 reaffirms its    
support = ensur+ equal pay & clos+ !    
g5d] wage gap4