H.Con.Res. 80 — Recognizing the duty of Congress to meet the needs of working women.

This section states the sense of Congress that women should have equal opportunity in the workforce and that the Nation’s economic security, democratic participation, and prosperity depend on women’s full participation in public life. It affirms support for equal pay for equal work, pay transparency, workplaces free from discrimination, workplace safety standards, comprehensive and accessible health care including reproductive health care, affordable childcare and early education, paid family and medical leave, paid sick days, predictable scheduling, fair labor standards, affordable housing, education, and workforce development opportunities. This section also affirms that all women, regardless of race, immigration status, language, or occupation, should be able to work free from violence, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and abuse, and it recognizes the value of domestic and part-time work by calling for fair pay, benefits, protections, and working conditions. It condemns policies that weaken civil rights enforcement, workplace protections, access to health care, or other essential services, and it calls for restoring and strengthening federal agencies that combat workplace discrimination, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. This section further reaffirms support for raising wages, including the Federal minimum wage, and eliminating tipped and subminimum wages; expanding access to higher-paying jobs across gender lines by strengthening programs that dismantle occupational segregation; and protecting workers’ right to join a union and bargain collectively. It calls on federal, state, and local governments, employers, labor organizations, and community institutions to work together to ensure that working women can thrive free from harassment and discrimination.