,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,leg]      
,f]n&ez1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,amo1 ,ms4 ,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4  
,bell1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,ms4         
,budz9ski1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1  
,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mrs4             
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4    
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 
,craig1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,davis (   
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1    
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4    
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,dext]1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1
 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,elfre?1 ,mr4      
,evans ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,f\%ee1    
,ms4 ,fri$man1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,goodl&]1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 

,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,ivey1  
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4           
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4 ,kelly
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4  
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,l>son (         
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,latim]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 
,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 ,mr4 ,mannion1    
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney1 
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,meeks1
 ,mr4 ,m5efee1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 
,mr4 ,m91 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 
,morelle1 ,ms4 ,morrison1 ,mr4          
,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1   
,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,neal1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,olszewski1 ,ms4     
,om>1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4
 ,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,pett]s51   
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,p\1 ,mr4
 ,quigley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,rask91 
,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,rivas1  

,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1   
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,s*olt51 ,mr4 ,scott (   
,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,smi? (     
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1   
,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,ms4         
,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,torres
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4      
,walk9%aw1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4   
,mfume1 ,ms4 ,hoyle ( ,oregon1 ,ms4     
,sn*ez1 & ,mr4 ,subramanyam7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,,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 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 m ?an #f 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 ( #ha c5ts =
 e doll> paid to all m51 :ile wom5      
ov]all1 includ+ "p-"t & seasonal work]s1
 are paid j #gf c5ts = e doll> paid to  
m51 ,lat9as work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd are 
paid #eh c5ts1 ,am]ican ,indian &       
,alaska ,native wom5 are paid #eh c5ts1 
,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&] wom5
 are paid #fg c5ts1 ,african-,am]ican   
wom5 are paid #fe c5ts1 ,:ite1          
non-,hispanic wom5 are paid #gg c5ts1 & 
,asian-,am]ican wom5 are paid #if c5ts1 
= e doll> paid to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic  
m52 ,:]eas ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf1 is ,equal   
,pay ,day1 m>k+ ! day t symbolizes h[   
long into #bjbf wom5 mu/ "w to make :at 

m5 7 paid 9 #bjbe2 ,:]eas ,april #i1    
#bjbf1 is obs]v$ z ,asian ,am]ican1     
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day2 ,june #ag1    
#bjbf1 is obs]v$ z ,,lgbtq ,equal ,pay  
,aw>5ess ,day2 ,july #ba1 #bjbf1 is     
obs]v$ z ,black ,wom5's ,equal ,pay     
,day2 ,septemb] #ae1 #bfbf is obs]v$ z  
,native ,hawaiian ,pacific ,isl&]       
,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day2 ,octob] #h1   
#bjbf1 is obs]v$ z ,lat9as' ,equal ,pay 
,day2 ,octob] #bj1 #bjbf1 is obs]v$ z   
,disabl$ ,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day2 &    
,novemb] #ai1 #bjbf1 is obs]v$ z ,native
 ,wom5's ,equal ,pay ,day2 ,:]eas       
,,lgbtq wom5 may face fur!r pay         
disp>ities2 ,:]eas ! g5d] wage gap has  
n[ gr[n = ! second ye> 9 a r[2 ,:]eas if
 curr5t tr5ds cont9ue1 ,asian wom5 are  
project$ to close ! g5d] pay gap = all  
work]s1 includ+ "p-"t1 full-"t1 &       
seasonal work]s1 9 #ai ye>s1 ,:ite wom5 
9 #ej ye>s1 ,black wom5 9 #aii ye>s1 &  
,lat9as 9 #aec ye>s2 ,:]eas ! disp>ity 9
 m$ian annual e>n+s = wom5 & m5 work+   

full-"t1 ye>-r\nd is #ac1egj1 :i* c add 
up to ne>ly #edb1hjj ov] a c>e]2 ,:]eas 
wom5's m$ian e>n+s are less ?an m5's at 
e level ( academic a*ievem5t1 ) wom5 )  
less ?an a high s*ool diploma be+ paid  
#gh p]c5t ( m5's e>n+s1 & wom5 ) a      
pr(essional degree be+ paid #hg p]c5t ( 
m5's e>n+s at ! same level ( education2 
,:]eas wom5 are (t5 paid less ?an m5 )  
l[] levels ( education1 ) wom5 )        
associate's degrees paid less ?an m5 ) a
 high s*ool diploma1 wom5 ) ma/]'s      
degrees paid less ?an m5 ) ba*elor's    
degrees1 & wom5 ) doctorate degrees paid
 less ?an m5 ) ma/]'s degrees2 ,:]eas 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 mo!rs work+ full-"t &  
all ye> typically are paid #gd c5ts = e 
doll> paid to fa!rs1 & disabl$ wom5     
work+ full-"t & all ye> typically are   
paid #fh c5ts = e doll> paid to         
non-disabl$ m54 ,:]eas ! g5d] wage gap  
collectively co/s wom5 employ$ full-"t &
 all ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates m ?an        
#a1ahb1hfd1hjj1jjj 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$ = j #a ye>1 on av]age1 a work+
 woman 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld h en\gh   
money = approximately #ac mon?s (       
*ildc>e1 ne>ly #aj additional mon?s (   
r5t1 m ?an #g additional mon?s (        
mortgage paym5ts1 almo/ #c seme/]s (    
tuition & fees = a #d-ye> public        
univ]sity or ! full co/ ( tuition & fees
 = att5d+ a #b-ye> college1 #h          
additional mon?s ( premiums =           
employ]-bas$ heal? insurance1 m ?an #ag 
mon?s ( food1 #fb p]c5t ( ! maximum     
annual individual #dja7k7 contribution1 
or en\gh money to pay (f /ud5t loan debt
 9 less ?an #c ye>s2 ,:]eas wom5 hold   
ne>ly two-?irds ( ! ,nation's out/&+    
/ud5t loan debt1 total+ ov]             
#ibi1jjj1jjj1jjj1 & 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-bas$ wage diff]5tials r$uce  
family incomes & contribute to ! high]  
pov]ty rates among wom5 & _! families2  
,:]eas a wage gap exi/s 9 ne>ly e       
occupational field1 b op5+ traditionally
 male-dom9at$ jobs to wom5 & r$uc+      
occupational segregation by sex         
increases e>n+s = wom52 ,:]eas ne>ly    
two-?irds ( work]s paid ! m9imum wage or
 less are wom51 & ! conc5tration ( wom5 
9 l[-wage jobs is a significant         
contributor to ! wage gap2 ,:]eas ! g5d]
 wage gap betwe5 union wom5 & m5 is ab\t
 ?ree-qu>t]s ! size ( ! wage gap betwe5 
nonunion wom5 & m51 & wom5 union memb]s 
typically are paid #bda m p] week ?an   
wom5 :o are n repres5t$ by unions2      
,:]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 at    
lea/ #a 9 #c wom5 h exp]i5c$ 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$2 & ,:]eas num]\s national       
organizations h designat$ ,?ursday1 ,m>*
 #bf1 #bjbf1 z ,equal ,pay ,day to      
repres5t ! additional "t t wom5 mu/ "w  
to comp5sate = ! on av]age l[] wages    
paid to wom5 work+ full-"t1 ye>-r\nd 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