Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men.

H. Con. Res. 59 · 116th Congress · Aug 23, 2019 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That Congress—

(1)

recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women, and its impact on women, families, and the Nation; and

(2)

reaffirms its support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.

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Aug 23, 2019viewing Introduced in House Ms. Adams (for herself, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Speier, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Bass, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Soto, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Trone, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Moore) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor