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H.R. 1935: Wage Equity Act of 2019

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H.R. 1935: Wage Equity Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · 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 Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wage Equity Act of 2019

Plain summary

Wage Equity Act of 2019 This bill addresses pay discrimination in the workplace between men and women. Specifically, the bill allows an employer to base a wage differential determination on an employee's participation in a flexible work arrangement; protects employers who conduct a pay analysis audit to identify and correct pay discrimination from liability for damages relating to such discrimination; makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to rely on the wage history of a prospective employee for hiring and wage determination purposes unless the wage history is voluntarily provided by the prospective employee; makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to prohibit an employee from requesting wage information from another employee or from requesting information about wage differentials; authorizes the Department of Labor to establish a grant program for negotiation skills training for women and girls; and requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the causes and effects of pay disparities among men and women in the workplace and the impact on pay and opportunity for employees who leave the workforce for parental reasons.

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Official text

Wage Equity Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · 58 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), David P. Joyce (R-OH), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Don Bacon (R-NE), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1935 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116