HR 217 · 97th Congress · Labor and Employment

Equal Pay Reform Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-05· Sponsored by Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.(1981-02-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equal Pay Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to disallow the economic profitability to the employer of goods worked on in a job as a factor to justify wage differentials based on the sex of the employee holding such job.…

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Cosponsors (18)

16 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6]CT
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]PA
Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28]CA
Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14]NY
Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10]MA
Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3]MD
Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]OH
Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15]MI
Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4]PA
Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]MI
Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]IL