HR 9424 United States House · 118th Congress

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act establishes a National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to strengthen enforcement of existing equal pay laws. The task force, made up of representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and Office of Personnel Management, will coordinate efforts to investigate pay disparities and develop solutions. It will create action plans to address enforcement gaps and improve public education about pay equity. This bill directly affects federal agencies and workers facing wage discrimination by enhancing how equal pay laws are enforced across government.
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Introduced Aug 27, 2024 Last action Aug 27, 2024
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Aug 27, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Aug 27, 2024
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