117th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7Paycheck Fairness Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Labor and employment
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jun 8, 2021
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jan 28, 2021
Step 2
Referred
Jan 28, 2021
Education and Workforce
Step 3
Committee
Mar 24, 2021
Reported out
Step 4
House floor
Apr 15, 2021
Passed House
Step 5
Senate
Jun 8, 2021
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
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Provisions · 15 sectionsEngrossed in House
Roll Call Votes · 4
Timeline · 26 actions
Jun 8, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 227.ROLL CALLfail
May 28, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
May 28, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
Apr 20, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
Apr 19, 2021
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 15, 2021
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 303.
Apr 15, 2021
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7 and provides one motion to recommit. Rule also provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1195 and provides one motion to recommit.
Apr 15, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7.
Apr 15, 2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1.
Apr 15, 2021
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Apr 15, 2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment No. 4.
Apr 15, 2021
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Apr 15, 2021
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 7 was postponed until a time to be announced.
Apr 15, 2021
Considered as unfinished business.
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 15, 2021
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 15, 2021
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 108).ROLL CALLpass
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 13, 2021
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 303 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7 and provides one motion to recommit. Rule also provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1195 and provides one motion to recommit.
Apr 5, 2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-13.
Apr 5, 2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
Mar 24, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.