,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #ba1 #bjbf ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester 
7for herself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4    
,warnock1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1  
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4    
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez    
,masto1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4   
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,ms4     
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 
,kim1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 
,lujn1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1  
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,reed1
 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4       
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,schumer1   
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,ms4     
,smith1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1
 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4        
,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 

,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,concurrent ,,resolution    
,recognizing the significance of equal  
pay and the disparity in wages paid to  
men and to ,black women4  ,whereas ,july
 #ba1 #bjbf1 is ,black ,women's ,equal  
,pay ,day1 a day of observance of the   
wage gap between working ,black women   
and working white1 non-,hispanic men2   
,whereas section #f7;d7 of the ,fair    
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;d77 7commonly known as  
the ,equal ,pay ,act of #aifc7 prohibits
 discrimination in compensation for     
equal work on the basis of sex2 ,whereas
 title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47
 prohibits discrimination in            
compensation because of race1 color1    
religion1 national origin1 or sex2      
,whereas1 despite the passage of the    
,equal ,pay ,act of #aifc #f decades    
ago1 which requires that men and women  
in the same workplace be given equal pay
 for equal work1 data from the ,bureau  

of the ,census show that ,black women   
working full time and year round are    
paid #fe cents for every dollar paid to 
white1 non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas1 when
 part-time and part-year workers are    
included in the comparison1 ,black women
 are paid #fc cents for every dollar    
paid to white1 non-,hispanic men2       
,whereas1 if the current trends         
continue1 on average1 ,black women will 
have to wait nearly #bjj years to       
achieve equal pay2 ,whereas the median  
annual pay for a ,black woman in the    
,united ,states working full time1 year 
round1 is #ea1ffj1 which means that1 if 
the current wage gap were to continue1  
the average ,black woman would lose     
nearly #a1aac1fjj in potential earnings 
because of the wage gap over the course 
of a #dj-year career2 ,whereas lost     
wages mean ,black women have less money 
to support themselves and their         
families1 to save and invest for the    
future1 and to spend on goods and       
services1 causing businesses and the    

economy to suffer as a result2 ,whereas 
the median earnings of ,black women are 
less than the median earnings of white1 
non-,hispanic men at every level of     
academic achievement1 and in leadership 
and professional positions2 ,whereas    
,black women with bachelor's and        
master's degrees experience a larger    
wage gap in comparison to white1        
non-,hispanic men than ,black women with
 a high school diploma2 ,whereas1 in the
 ,united ,states1 more than #fi percent 
of ,black mothers are the sole or       
primary breadwinners for their families1
 compared to slightly more than #cc     
percent of white1 non-,hispanic mothers2
 ,whereas the lack of access to         
affordable1 quality childcare1 support  
for caregivers caring for elderly or    
disabled family members1 paid family and
 medical leave1 paid sick leave1 and    
other family-friendly workplace policies
 contributes to the wage gap by forcing 
many ,black women to choose between     
their paycheck or job and getting       

quality care for themselves or their    
family members2 ,whereas ,black women's 
labor force participation has been      
disproportionately impacted by the      
attacks on diversity1 equity1 and       
inclusion programs in the private sector
 and ,federal ,government2 ,whereas1 if 
the wage gap were eliminated1 a ,black  
woman working full time1 year round1    
would have enough money for nearly #b   
and #a_/b additional years of tuition   
and fees for a #d-year public           
university1 the full cost of tuition and
 fees for a public #b-year community    
college1 nearly #af additional months of
 premiums for employer-based family     
health insurance coverage with employer 
contributions1 #cd weeks of food for a  
family of #d1 #ad additional months of  
home ownership costs1 including mortgage
 payments1 real estate taxes1 insurance1
 utilities1 and fuel costs1 #ai         
additional months of rental costs1      
including rent payments1 utilities1 and 
fuel1 #b years of center-based child    

care for #a child1 or enough money to   
pay off the ,federal student loan debt  
of an average borrower in under #b      
years2 ,whereas ,black women face dual1 
compounding discrimination based upon   
both their race and gender2 ,whereas at 
least #cg percent of women have been    
sexually harassed at the workplace1 and 
over #gh percent of sexual harassment   
charges filed with the ,equal           
,employment ,opportunity ,commission are
 filed by women1 yet the prevalence of  
sexual harassment is likely much higher1
 as research has found that only a small
 number of women who experience         
harassment formally report incidents for
 reasons including fear of retaliation2 
,whereas individuals who are targets of 
harassment are #f4e times more likely   
than individuals who are not targets of 
harassment to change jobs or pass up    
opportunities for advancement1          
contributing to the gender wage gap2    
,whereas ,black women are the most      
likely of all racial and ethnic groups  

to have filed a sexual harassment       
charge2 ,whereas over #f in #aj workers 
paid the minimum wage or less are women1
 and there is an over-representation of 
women of color in low-wage and tipped   
occupations2 ,whereas nearly #a_/b of   
private sector workers report that they 
were either discouraged or prohibited by
 their employers from discussing wage   
and salary information1 which can hide  
pay discrimination and prevent remedies2
 ,whereas the pay gap faced by ,black   
women is part of a wider set of         
disparities faced by ,black women in    
home ownership1 unemployment1 poverty1  
access to childcare1 and the ability to 
accumulate wealth2 ,whereas the gender  
wage gap for ,black women has narrowed  
by only #d cents in the last #b decades2
 ,whereas true pay equity requires a    
multifaceted strategy that addresses the
 gendered and racial injustices that    
,black women face daily2 and ,whereas   
many national organizations have        
designated ,july #ba1 #bjbf1 as ,black  

,women's ,equal ,pay ,day to recognize  
the persistent and detrimental wage gap 
,black women face3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes   
the disparity in wages paid to ,black   
women and its impact on women1 families1
 and the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7     
reaffirms its support for ensuring equal
 pay for equal work and narrowing the   
gender wage gap4