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H.R. 2095: Fair Pay Act of 2017

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H.R. 2095: Fair Pay Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-14 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.

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Official title

Fair Pay Act of 2017

Plain summary

Fair Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Payment of different wages is allowed under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) The bill allows compensatory or punitive damages for violations of such prohibition. The bill prohibits an employer from discriminating against any individual who opposes any act or practice made illegal by this bill or for assisting in an investigation, or discharging or discriminating against any employee who inquires about or discusses another employee's wages. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public for implementing this bill's wage discrimination prohibitions; and (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance to correct wage disparities.

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Official text

Fair Pay Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 33 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2095 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115