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118THCONGRESS
2
DSESSION H. R. 9424
To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST27, 2024
Ms. W
ILLIAMSof Georgia (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BLUNTROCH-
ESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr.
C
OSTA, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACOBS,
Mr. J
OHNSONof Georgia, Mr. LARSONof Connecticut, Mr. LIEU, Ms.
M
ATSUI, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. DAVIDSCOTT
of Georgia, Mr. T
AKANO, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TORRESof New York, Mr.
T
RONE, Mrs. WATSONCOLEMAN, and Ms. CHU) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task
Force, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Pay for Equal 4
Work Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL EQUAL PAY ENFORCEMENT TASK 1
FORCE. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—There is established the National 3
Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, consisting of rep-4
resentatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity 5
Commission, the Department of Justice, the Department 6
of Labor, and the Office of Personnel Management. 7
(b) M
ISSION.—In order to improve compliance, public 8
education, and enforcement of equal pay laws, the Na-9
tional Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force will ensure that 10
the agencies in subsection (a) are coordinating efforts and 11
limiting potential gaps in enforcement. 12
(c) D
UTIES.—The National Equal Pay Enforcement 13
Task Force shall investigate challenges related to pay in-14
equity pursuant to its mission in subsection (b), advance 15
recommendations to address those challenges, and create 16
action plans to implement the recommendations. 17
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