,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4     
,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,doggett1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (     
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4          
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1    
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4      
,ruiz1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4
 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,rivas1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4
 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez (    
,texas1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,tran1 & ,mr4  
,l&sman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ,work=ce  ,,concurr5t  
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( equal pay & ! disp>ity 9 wages paid to
 ,lat9a wom5 9 comp>ison to ,:ite1      
non-,hispanic m54  ,:]eas ,octob] #h1   
#bjbe1 is designat$ z ,lat9a ,equal ,pay

 ,day to obs]ve ! pay gap betwe5 ,lat9as
 & ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas1 z ( 
#bjbd1 !re 7 #ad1dba1jjj ,hispanic wom5 
9 ! labor =ce1 repres5t+ slightly m ?an 
#ah p]c5t ( all wom5 9 ! labor =ce2     
,:]eas section #f7;d7 ( ! ,fair ,labor  
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjf7;d77 7commonly kn[n z ! ,equal ,pay
 ,act ( #aifc7 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,public ,law #hh-ch2 
#gg ,/at4 #ef7 m ?an #f decades ago1 :i*
 e/abli%$ t employ]s %all n discrim9ate 
9 wages on ! basis ( sex1 b %all provide
 equal pay = equal "w1 ,bureau ( !      
,c5sus data %[ t ,lat9as work+ full-"t &
 ye>-r\nd are paid #eh c5ts = e doll>   
paid to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m51 :ile ! 
av]age wage diff]5tial = all ,lat9as )  

report$ e>n+s work+ full-"t1 "p-"t1 &   
"p-ye> is #ed c5ts = e doll> paid to    
,:ite1 non-,hispanic m52 ,:]eas ,lat9as 
9 rural communities are paid1 on av]age1
 #dc c5ts = e doll> made by ,:ite1      
non-,hispanic m5 & face unique *all5ges 
:i* contribute to ! pay gap1 includ+    
lack ( access to transportation1        
*ildc>e1 & heal? c>e2 ,:]eas #bjbe m>ks 
! #aj? anniv]s>y ( ! coord9at$ ,national
 ,lat9a ,equal ,pay ,day ,campaign by   
national organizations work+ to spread  
aw>5ess ab\t & address ! pay gap fac$ by
 ,lat9as2 ,:]eas ,national ,lat9a ,equal
 ,pay ,day is vital to ackn[l$ge &      
und]/& ,lat9as economic reality & !     
impact t _! race1 g5d] id5tity1         
occupation1 migration /atus1 &          
geographic location h on _! e>n+s2      
,:]eas increas$ & fur!r disaggregat$    
data is necess>y to und]/& ! impact ( ! 
pay gap )9 diff]5t gr\ps ( wom5 ( ! same
 racial or e?nic backgr\nd2 ,:]eas ! pay
 gap = ,lat9as p]si/s across sectors &  
education levels2 ,:]eas an analysis by 

! ,national ,p>tn]%ip = ,wom5  ,families
 ( data f ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus %[s t    
disabl$ ,lat9as are paid #dd c5ts = e   
doll> paid to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic1     
nondisabl$ m52 ,:]eas ! ,national       
,wom5's ,law ,c5t] has calculat$ t1 on  
av]age1 ,lat9as lose ov] #a1bjj1jjj 9   
pot5tial e>n+s ov] a #dj-ye> c>e] to !  
wage gap2 ,:]eas lo/ wages mean ,lat9as 
h less money to support !mselves & _!   
families1 save & inve/ = ! future1 &    
sp5d on goods & s]vices2 ,:]eas ! lack (
 access to af=dable1 quality *ildc>e1   
paid family & m$ical leave1 & o!r       
family-fri5dly workplace policies =ces  
_m ,lat9as to *oose betwe5 _! pay*eck or
 job & gett+ quality c>e = !mselves or  
_! family memb]s1 a dynamic t           
contributes to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas       
workplace h>assm5t =ces _m wom5 to leave
 _! occupation or indu/ry1 or pass up   
opportunities = advancem5t1 :i*         
contributes to ! g5d] wage gap2 ,:]eas  
t>gets ( workplace h>assm5t are #f4e    
times z likely z nont>gets to *ange     

jobs2 ,:]eas !re is a high p]sonal co/ =
 wom5 :o h be5 sexually h>ass$1 includ+ 
unemploym5t1 und]employm5t1 & f9ancial  
/ress result+ f *ang+ jobs1 :i* lead to 
long-t]m consequ5ces = e>n+s & c>e]     
atta9m5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 m ?an #fa    
p]c5t ( work]s paid ! m9imum wage or    
less 7 wom52 ,:]eas ! pay disp>ity      
,lat9as face is "p ( a wid] set (       
disp>ities ,lat9as face 9 home own]%ip1 
unemploym5t1 pov]ty1 access to *ildc>e1 
& ! ability to build weal?2 ,:]eas !    
und]paym5t ( ,lat9a work]s causes       
bus9esses & ! economy to suff]2 ,:]eas  
true pay equity requires a multifacet$  
/rategy t addresses ! g5d] & racial     
inju/ices t ,lat9as face daily2 & ,:]eas
 _m national organizations h designat$  
,octob] #h1 #bjbe1 z ,lat9a ,equal ,pay 
,day to recognize ! pay gap betwe5      
,lat9as & ,:ite1 non-,hispanic m5 9 !   
prior ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t         
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes ! disp>ity 9
 wages paid to ,lat9as & ! impact ( t   
disp>ity on wom51 families1 ! economy1 &

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 reaffirms its 
support = ensur+ equal pay & clos+ !    
g5d] wage gap4