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DATE: March 28, 2019
TO: Concerned Parties
FROM: Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau
NAACP-SUPPORTED BILL PROMOTING PAY EQUITY (EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
WORK)
PASSES THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / HEADS TO THE
SENATE
THE “PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT” WILL HELP CLOSE THE PAY GAP BETWEEN
MEN AND WOMEN
THE ISSUE: According to 2018 data, across all racial and ethnic
groups, women in the United States are typically paid 80 cents for
every dollar paid to men. The median annual pay for a woman who
holds a full-time, year-round job is $41,977 while the median
annual pay for a man who holds a full-time, year-round job is
$52,146 – a difference of $10,169 per year. The statistics are even
worse for women of color. African-American women make only 61
cents, and Hispanic women only 53 cents, for every dollar earned by
white, non-Hispanic men. These gaps translate into a loss of almost
$24,000 a year for African-American women and almost $28,500
annually for Hispanic women. In 2018, African American women are
typically paid just 61 cents for every dollar paid to white,
non-Hispanic men. The median annual pay for an African American
woman in the United States who holds a full-time, year-round job is
$36,735, while the median annual pay for a white, non-Hispanic man
who holds a full-time, year-round job is $60,388 – a difference of
$23,653 per year. The Equal Pay Act of 1963, mandates that
employers pay equal wages to men and women who perform
substantially the same work. While the Equal Pay Act has helped to
narrow the wage gap between men and women in our workforce,
significant disparities remain and must be addressed. To eliminate
these continuing disparities, Senator Patty Murray (WA) and
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT) have introduced S.210 / H.R. 7, the
Paycheck Fairness Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act closes loopholes
in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 that have diluted its effectiveness in
combating unfair and unequal pay. It is a reasonable and
comprehensive bill that would combat the wage discrimination that
has plagued the nation for decades. On March 27, 2019, the U.S.
House passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, by a bipartisan
margin of 242 yeas to 187 nays. We must now urge the Senate to act!
For employees, the Paycheck Fairness Act would: protect against
retaliation for discussing salaries with colleagues; prohibit
employers from screening job applicants based on their salary
history or requiring salary history during the interview and hiring
process; require employers to prove that pay disparities exist for
legitimate, job-related reasons; provide plaintiffs who file
sex-based wage discrimination claims under the Equal Pay Act with
the same remedies as are available to plaintiffs who file race- or
ethnicity-based wage discrimination claims under the Civil Rights
Act; remove obstacles in the Equal Pay Act to facilitate
plaintiffs’ participation in class action lawsuits that challenge
systemic pay discrimination; and create a negotiation skills
training program for women and girls.
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ACTION UPDATE / ACTION ALERT
mailto:[email protected]
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THE ACTION WE NEED YOU TO TAKE: Contact both your Senators and
URGE THEM TO SUPPORT AND CO-SPONSOR S. 210, THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS
ACT. To contact your Senators, you may:
Make a Phone Call: Call your Senators in Washington by dialing
the Capitol Switchboard and asking to be transferred to your
Senators' offices. The switchboard phone number is (202) 224-3121
(see message section, below).
Write a Letter To write letters to your Senators, send them
to:
The Honorable (name of Senator) U.S. Senate Washington, D.C.
20510
Send a Fax If you would like to send a fax, call your Senators’
offices (through the Capitol switchboard) and ask for their fax
numbers (you can use either the attached sample letter or the
message box, below).
Send an E-Mail To send an e-mail to your Senators, go to
www.senate.gov and click on “Contact” under “Senators.” You can
look up your Senators by name or state; go to their web sites to
send an e-mail.
REMEMBER TO CONTACT BOTH YOUR SENATORS!!!!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER!!!
If you have any questions, call Hilary Shelton at the Washington
Bureau at (202) 463-2940.
MEMBERSHIP IS POWER! JOIN THE NAACP TODAY. To become an NAACP
member or to sign up for e-mail legislative and press updates,
visit www.naacp.org
A SAMPLE LETTER
IS ATTACHED
THE MESSAGE
Women in the United States are typically paid 80 cents for every
dollar paid to men. The median annual pay for a woman who holds a
full-time, year-round job is $41,977 while the median annual pay
for a man who holds a full-time, year-round job is $52,146 – a
difference of $10,169 per year. The statistics are even worse for
women of color. African-American women make only 61 cents, and
Hispanic women only 53 cents, for every dollar earned by white,
non-Hispanic men. These gaps translate into a loss of almost
$24,000 a year for African-American women and almost $28,500
annually for Hispanic women.
As a result, women were 35% more likely to live in poverty than
men.
While the Equal Pay Act of 1963 has helped to narrow the wage
gap between men and women in our workforce, significant disparities
remain and must be addressed.
The House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act on March 27, 2019; it
is now up to the U.S. Senate to ensure that everyone receives equal
pay for equal work
http://www.senate.gov/
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(date) The Honorable ___________________________ United States
Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 RE: STRONG SUPPORT FOR S. 210, THE
PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT Dear Senator _______________________________;
As your constituent, I strongly urge you to support S. 210, the
Paycheck Fairness Act. This critical legislation, which passed the
U.S. House of Representatives on March 27, 2019 would update and
strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which mandated that employers
pay equal wages to men and women who perform substantially the same
work. The Paycheck Fairness Act closes loopholes in the Equal Pay
Act which have diluted its effectiveness in combating unfair and
unequal pay. While the Equal Pay Act has helped to narrow the wage
gap between men and women in our workforce, significant disparities
remain and must be addressed. Especially in today’s economy, more
women work outside of the home and their paycheck is a necessary
part of their households’ resources. Yet all too often women are
forced to raise their families on incomes lower than that of male
colleagues performing the same jobs. According to 2018 data, women
in the United States are typically paid 80 cents for every dollar
paid to men. The median annual pay for a woman who holds a
full-time, year-round job is $41,977 while the median annual pay
for a man who holds a full-time, year-round job is $52,146 – a
difference of $10,169 per year. The statistics are even worse for
women of color. African-American women make only 61 cents, and
Hispanic women only 53 cents, for every dollar earned by white,
non-Hispanic men. These gaps translate into a loss of almost
$24,000 a year for African-American women and almost $28,500
annually for Hispanic women. The Paycheck Fairness Act would help
remedy this inequity and close this unacceptable gap. I again urge
you to do all you can to see that this important legislation is
brought up and passed by the Senate as quickly as possible so that
women can begin to have some parity for a day’s work. This in turn
will help hard working American women, their children and their
families gain the economic stability they deserve. Please support
the Paycheck Fairness Act and work to eliminate this unacceptable
gap in pay. I look forward to hearing from you and to learning what
more I can do to alleviate this inequity. Sincerely, (sign and
print your name and remember to include your address)
Sample Letter
Remember to contact
BOTH your Senators.
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ALABAMA 1 Byrne Bradley
2 Roby Martha
3 Rogers Michael
4 Aderholt Robert
5 Brooks Morris
6 Palmer Gary
7 Sewell Terri
ALASKA 1 Young Donald
ARIZONA 1 O'Halleran Tom
2 Kirkpatrick Ann
3 Grijalva Raul
4 Gosar Paul
5 Biggs Andy
6 Schweikert David
7 Gallego Ruben
8 Lesko Debbie
9 Stanton Greg
ARKANSAS 1 Crawford Rick
2 Hill James
3 Womack Stephen
4 Westerman Bruce
CALIFORNIA 1 LaMalfa Douglas
2 Huffman Jared
3 Garamendi John
4 McClintock Tom
5 Thompson Michael
6 Matsui Doris
7 Bera Amerish
8 Cook Paul
9 McNerney Gerald
10 Harder Josh
11 DeSaulnier Mark
12 Pelosi Nancy
13 Lee Barbara
14 Speier Karen
15 Swalwell Eric
16 Costa James
17 Khanna Rohit
18 Eshoo Anna
19 Lofgren Zoe
20 Panetta Jimmy
21 Cox Tj
22 Nunes Devin
23 McCarthy Kevin
24 Carbajal Salud
25 Hill Katie
26 Brownley Julia
27 Chu Judy
28 Schiff Adam
29 Cardenas Antonio
30 Sherman Bradley
31 Aguilar Peter
32 Napolitano Grace
33 Lieu Ted
34 Gomez Jimmy
35 Torres Norma
36 Ruiz Raul
37 Bass Karen
38 Sanchez Linda
39 Cisneros Gilbert
40 Roybal-Allard Lucille
41 Takano Mark
42 Calvert Kenneth
43 Waters Maxine
44 Barragan Nanette
45 Porter Katherine
46 Correa Jose
47 Lowenthal Alan
48 Rouda Harley
49 Levin Mike
50 Hunter Duncan
51 Vargas Juan
52 Peters Scott
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the NAACP position and
in favor of H.R. 7 = Voted against the
NAACP position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
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53 Davis Susan
COLORADO 1 Degette Diana
2 Neguse Joseph
3 Tipton Scott
4 Buck Kenneth
5 Lamborn Douglas
6 Crow Jason
7 Perlmutter Edwin
CONNECTICUT 1 Larson John
2 Courtney Joseph
3 DeLauro Rosa
4 Himes James
5 Hayes Jahana
DELAWARE 1 Blunt Rochester Lisa
FLORIDA 1 Gaetz Matt
2 Dunn Neal
3 Yoho Theodore
4 Rutherford John
5 Lawson Alfred
6 Waltz Michael
7 Murphy Stephanie
8 Posey William
9 Soto Darren
10 Demings Valdez
11 Webster Daniel
12 Bilirakis Gus
13 Crist Charles
14 Castor Kathy
15 Spano Ross
16 Buchanan Vern
17 Steube W
18 Mast Brian
19 Rooney L
20 Hastings Alcee
21 Frankel Lois
22 Deutch Theodore
23 Wasserman Schultz Debbie
24 Wilson Frederica
25 Diaz-Balart Mario
26 Mucarsel-Powell Debbie
27 Shalala Donna
GEORGIA 1 Carter Earl
2 Bishop Sanford
3 Ferguson Anderson
4 Johnson Henry
5 Lewis John
6 McBath Lucia
7 Woodall William
8 Scott Austin
9 Collins Douglas
10 Hice Jody
11 Loudermilk Barry
12 Allen Richard
13 Scott David
14 Graves John
HAWAII 1 Case Ed
2 Gabbard Tulsi
IDAHO 1 Fulcher Russell
2 Simpson Michael
ILLINOIS 1 Rush Bobby
2 Kelly Robin
3 Lipinski Daniel
4 Garcia Jesus
5 Quigley Michael
6 Casten Sean
7 Davis Danny
8 Krishnamoorthi Raja
9 Schakowsky Janice
10 Schneider Bradley
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the
NAACP position and in favor of H.R. 7 = Voted against the NAACP
position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
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11 Foster Bill
12 Bost Mike
13 Davis Rodney
14 Underwood Lauren
15 Shimkus John
16 Kinzinger Adam
17 Bustos Cheri
18 LaHood Darin
INDIANA 1 Visclosky Peter
2 Walorski Jackie
3 Banks Jim
4 Baird James
5 Brooks Susan
6 Pence Gregory
7 Carson Andre
8 Bucshon Larry
9 Hollingsworth Trey
IOWA 1 Finkenauer Abby
2 Loebsack David
3 Axne Cindy
4 King Steven
KANSAS 1 Marshall Roger
2 Watkins Steve
3 Davids Sharice
4 Estes Ron
KENTUCKY 1 Comer James
2 Guthrie Brett
3 Yarmuth John
4 Massie Thomas
5 Rogers Harold
6 Barr Andy
LOUISIANA 1 Scalise Stephen
2 Richmond Cedric
3 Higgins Clay
4 Johnson Mike
5 Abraham Ralph
6 Graves Garret
MAINE 1 Pingree Chellie
2 Golden Jared
MARYLAND 1 Harris Andrew
2 Ruppersberger Charles
3 Sarbanes John
4 Brown Anthony
5 Hoyer Steny
6 Trone David
7 Cummings Elijah
8 Raskin Jamin
MASSACHUSETTS 1 Neal Richard
2 McGovern James
3 Trahan Lori
4 Kennedy Joseph
5 Clark Katherine
6 Moulton Seth
7 Pressley Ayanna
8 Lynch Stephen
9 Keating William
MICHIGAN 1 Bergman Jack
2 Huizenga William
3 Amash Justin
4 Moolenaar John
5 Kildee Daniel
6 Upton Frederick
7 Walberg Timothy
8 Slotkin Elissa
9 Levin Andy
10 Mitchell Paul
11 Stevens Haley
12 Dingell Deborah
13 Tlaib Rashida
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the NAACP position and in favor of H.R. 7
= Voted against the NAACP position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
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14 Lawrence Brenda
MINNESOTA 1 Hagedorn Jim
2 Craig Angela
3 Phillips Dean
4 McCollum Betty
5 Omar Ilhan
6 Emmer Thomas
7 Peterson Collin
8 Stauber Pete
MISSISSIPPI 1 Kelly Trent
2 Thompson Bennie
3 Guest Michael
4 Palazzo Steven
MISSOURI 1 Clay William
2 Wagner Ann
3 Luetkemeyer Blaine
4 Hartzler Vicky
5 Cleaver Emanuel
6 Graves Samuel
7 Long William
8 Smith Jason
MONTANA 1 Gianforte Greg
NEBRASKA 1 Fortenberry Jeff
2 Bacon Donald
3 Smith Adrian
NEVADA 1 Titus Alice
2 Amodei Mark
3 Lee Susie
4 Horsford Steven
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 Pappas Christopher
2 Kuster Ann
NEW JERSEY
1 Norcross Donald
2 Van Drew Jeff
3 Kim Andrew
4 Smith Christopher
5 Gottheimer Josh
6 Pallone Frank
7 Malinowski Tom
8 Sires Albio
9 Pascrell William
10 Payne Donald
11 Sherrill Rebecca
12 Watson Coleman Bonnie
NEW MEXICO 1 Haaland Debra
2 Small Xochitl
3 Lujan Ben Ray
NEW YORK 1 Zeldin Lee
2 King Peter
3 Suozzi Thomas
4 Rice Kathleen
5 Meeks Gregory
6 Meng Grace
7 Velazquez Nydia
8 Jeffries Hakeem
9 Clarke Yvette
10 Nadler Jerrold
11 Rose Max
12 Maloney Carolyn
13 Espaillat Adriano
14 Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria
15 Serrano Jose
16 Engel Eliot
17 Lowey Nita
18 Maloney Sean Patrick
19 Delgado Antonio
20 Tonko Paul
21 Stefanik Elise
22 Brindisi Anthony
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the
NAACP position and in favor of
H.R. 7 = Voted against the
NAACP position and against H.R.
7 ? = Did not vote
V = Vacant
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23 Reed Thomas
24 Katko John
25 Morelle Joseph
26 Higgins Brian
27 Collins Christopher
NORTH CAROLINA 1 Butterfield George
2 Holding George
3 VACANT
V
4 Price David
5 Foxx Virginia
6 Walker Mark
7 Rouzer David
8 Hudson Richard
9 VACANT
V
10 McHenry Patrick
11 Meadows Mark
12 Adams Alma
13 Budd Theodore
NORTH DAKOTA 1 Armstrong Kelly
OHIO 1 Chabot Steve
2 Wenstrup Brad
3 Beatty Joyce
4 Jordan James
5 Latta Robert
6 Johnson William
7 Gibbs Bob
8 Davidson Warren
9 Kaptur Marcy
10 Turner Michael
11 Fudge Marcia
12 Balderson Troy
13 Ryan Timothy
14 Joyce David
15 Stivers Steven
16 Gonzalez Anthony
OKAHOMA
1 Hern Kevin
2 Mullin Markwayne
3 Lucas Frank
4 Cole Thomas
5 Horn Kendra
OREGON 1 Bonamici Suzanne
2 Walden Greg
3 Blumenauer Earl
4 DeFazio Peter
5 Schrader Kurt
PENNSYLVANIA 1 Fitzpatrick Brian
2 Boyle Brendan
3 Evans Dwight
4 Dean Madeleine
5 Scanlon Mary
6 Houlahan Christina
7 Wild Susan
8 Cartwright Matthew
9 Meuser Daniel
10 Perry Scott
11 Smucker Lloyd
13 Joyce John
14 Reschenthaler Guy
15 Thompson Glenn
16 Kelly George
17 Lamb Conor
18 Doyle Michael
RHODE ISLAND 1 Cicilline David
2 Langevin James
SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Cunningham Joe
2 Wilson Addison
3 Duncan Jeffrey
4 Timmons William
5 Norman Ralph
6 Clyburn James
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the NAACP
position and in favor of H.R. 7
= Voted against the NAACP position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
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7 Rice Tom
SOUTH DAKOTA 1 Johnson Dustin
TENNESSEE 1 Roe Philip
2 Burchett Tim
3 Fleischmann Charles
4 DesJarlais Scott ? 5 Cooper Jim
6 Rose John
7 Green Mark
8 Kustoff David
9 Cohen Stephen
TEXAS 1 Gohmert Louie
2 Crenshaw Daniel
3 Taylor Nicholas
4 Ratcliffe John
5 Gooden Lance
6 Wright Ron
7 Fletcher Elizabeth
8 Brady Kevin
9 Green Al
10 McCaul Michael
11 Conaway Michael
12 Granger Kay ? 13 Thornberry William
14 Weber Randy
15 Gonzalez Vicente
16 Escobar Veronica
17 Flores William
18 Jackson Lee Sheila
19 Arrington Jodey
20 Castro Joaquin
21 Roy Chip
22 Olson Peter
23 Hurd William
24 Marchant Kenny
25 Williams Roger
26 Burgess Michael
27 Cloud Michael
28 Cuellar Henry
29 Garcia Sylvia
30 Johnson Eddie Bernice
31 Carter John
32 Allred Colin
33 Veasey Marc
34 Vela Filemon
35 Doggett Lloyd
36 Babin Brian
UTAH 1 Bishop Robert
2 Stewart Chris
3 Curtis John
4 McAdams Benjamin
VERMONT 1 Welch Peter
VIRGINIA 1 Wittman Rob
2 Luria Elaine
3 Scott Robert
4 McEachin Donald
5 Riggleman Denver
6 Cline Benjamin
7 Spanberger Abigail
8 Beyer Donald
9 Griffith Morgan
10 Wexton Jennifer
11 Connolly Gerald
WASHINGTON 1 Delbene Suzan
2 Larsen Rick
3 Herrera Beutler Jaime
4 Newhouse Daniel
5 McMorris Rodgers Cathy
6 Kilmer Derek
7 Jayapal Pramila
8 Schrier Kim
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the NAACP position and in favor of H.R. 7
= Voted against the NAACP position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
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9 Smith Adam
10 Heck Dennis
WEST VIRGINIA 1 McKinley David
2 Mooney Alexander
3 Miller Carol
WISCONSIN 1 Steil Bryan
2 Pocan Mark
3 Kind Ronald
4 Moore Gwendolynne
5 Sensenbrenner Jim
6 Grothman Glenn
7 Duffy Sean
8 Gallagher Mike
WYOMING 1 Cheney Liz
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK H.R. 7 / Paycheck Fairness Act / Final
Passage / House Vote #134 Final passage of a bill to close gaps or
loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1968 to help ensure that men and
women receive the same pay for the same, or similar work H. R. 7
passed to House of Representatives on March 27, 2019, by a margin
of 242 yeas to 187 nays THE NAACP SUPPORTED FINAL PASSAGE OF HR
7
VOTE KEY
= Voted in support of the NAACP position and
in favor of H.R. 7 = Voted against the
NAACP position and against H.R. 7
? = Did not vote V = Vacant
