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S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act

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S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-07-20 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-07-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Fair Pay Restoration Act

Plain summary

Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid. Accrues liability, and allows an aggrieved person to obtain relief including recovery of back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the charge filing period is similar or related to a practice that occurred outside the charge filing period. Applies certain amendments made by this Act to claims of compensation discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that an unlawful practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to the decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Fair Pay Restoration Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s1843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110