S. 181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

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S. 181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-08 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-2.

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Official title

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when: (1) a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice; or (3) an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid. Allows liability to accrue, 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 practices that have occurred during the charge filing period are similar or related to practices that occurred outside the time for filing a charge. Applies the preceding provisions 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 wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid.

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Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · 54 cosponsors

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Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Recorded votes

• Senate vote 4 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, S181 (2009-01-15): Cloture Motion Agreed to
• Senate vote 7 (2009): On the Amendment, S181 (2009-01-22): Amendment Rejected
• Senate vote 8 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 9 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 10 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 11 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 12 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 13 (2009): On the Motion to Table, S181 (2009-01-22): Motion to Table Agreed to
• Senate vote 14 (2009): On Passage of the Bill, S181 (2009-01-22): Bill Passed
• House roll call 36 (2009): On Motion to Commit, S181 (2009-01-27): Failed
• House roll call 37 (2009): On Passage, S181 (2009-01-27): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s181.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s181 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111