Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10239
Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Introduced 2026-09-02Topic: labor · civil rightsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create a National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force made up of representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Personnel Management. The task force would make sure these agencies coordinate their work on equal pay laws and limit gaps in enforcement. It would investigate challenges related to pay inequity, make recommendations to address them, and create action plans to carry out those recommendations.
Sponsors
- Nikema Williams Democrat sponsor
- 13 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | refer |
| 2026-09-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | refer |
| 2026-09-02 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-09-02 | Introduced in House | introduce |