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HR 12 - Employment Discrimination Law Amendments - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (256-163) - Jan. 9, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Vote to pass a bill that allows victims of wage discrimination to sue for punitive damages and requires employers to prove that any disparities in pay between men and women are job-related.
- Requires that employers be able to prove that any disparities in pay between male and female employees are job-related (Sec. 3).
- Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their own wage or that of another employee (Sec. 3).
- Increases penalties against a discriminatory employer including compensation of legal fees and liability for punitive damages against an employee (Sec. 3).
- Issues grant money for salary negotiation skills training for girls and women (Sec. 5).
- Requires the Department of Labor to conduct and publicize ongoing research into the elimination of pay disparities (Sec. 6).
- Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue business regulations for the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws (Sec. 8).
HR 12 was passed and then amended into HR 11 for further action
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 6, 2009
Title: Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
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- Neil Abercrombie (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- John H. Adler (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
- Michael A. Arcuri (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Baca Sr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian N. Baird (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Barrow (GA - D)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Timothy H. 'Tim' Bishop (NY - D)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- John A. Boccieri (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU - D)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick C. 'Rick' Boucher (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Brady (PA - D)
- Bruce Braley (IA - D)
- Corrine Brown (FL - D)
- George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield Jr. (NC - D)
- Lois Capps (CA - D)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Capuano (MA - D)
- Dennis A. Cardoza (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Russell 'Russ' Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- André D. Carson (IN - D)
- Kathy Castor (FL - D)
- Donna Marie Christensen (VI - D)
- Yvette Diane Clarke (NY - D)
- William Lacy Clay Jr. (MO - D)
- Emanuel Cleaver II (MO - D)
- James E. 'Jim' Clyburn (SC - D)
- Stephen Ira 'Steve' Cohen (TN - D)
- Gerald E. 'Gerry' Connolly (VA - D)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D)
- Jim Cooper (TN - D)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph D. 'Joe' Courtney (CT - D)
- Elijah E. Cummings (MD - D)
- Kathy Dahlkemper (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Artur Davis (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- Susan A. Davis (CA - D)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR - D)
- Diana Louise DeGette (CO - D)
- Norman DeValois 'Norm' Dicks (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D)
- Lloyd A. Doggett (TX - D)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Driehaus (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donna F. Edwards (MD - D)
- Thomas 'Chet' Edwards (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Keith M. Ellison (MN - D)
- Eliot L. Engel (NY - D)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Samuel 'Sam' Farr (CA - D)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D)
- Bob Filner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Marcia L. Fudge (OH - D)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ - D)
- Luis V. Gutierrez (IL - D)
- John Hall (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah 'Debbie' Halvorson (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip G. 'Phil' Hare (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Martin T. Heinrich (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian M. Higgins (NY - D)
- James 'Jim' Himes (CT - D)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rubén E. Hinojosa Sr. (TX - D)
- Mazie K. Hirono (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rush D. Holt Jr. (NJ - D)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D)
- Steny H. Hoyer (MD - D)
- Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX - D)
- Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr. (GA - D)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Kagen (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH - D)
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dale E. Kildee (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Jo Kilroy (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald James 'Ron' Kind (WI - D)
- Dennis J. Kucinich (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- James R. 'Jim' Langevin (RI - D)
- Richard Ray 'Rick' Larsen (WA - D)
- John B. Larson (CT - D)
- Barbara J. Lee (CA - D)
- Sander M. 'Sandy' Levin (MI - D)
- John R. Lewis (GA - D)
- Daniel William Lipinski (IL - D)
- David W. 'Dave' Loebsack (IA - D)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA - D)
- Nita M. Lowey (NY - D)
- Ben Ray Lujan Jr. (NM - D)
- Stephen F. Lynch (MA - D)
- Daniel B. 'Dan' Maffei (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (NY - D)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA - D)
- James 'Jim' Marshall (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Eric J.J. Massa (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D)
- Betty McCollum (MN - D)
- James A. 'Jim' McDermott (WA - D)
- Michael E. McMahon (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael H. 'Mike' Michaud (ME - D)
- George Miller (CA - D)
- Ralph Bradley 'Brad' Miller (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harry E. Mitchell (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwendolynne S. 'Gwen' Moore (WI - D)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
- Christopher S. 'Chris' Murphy (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerrold L. 'Jerry' Nadler (NY - D)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC - D)
- Glenn C. Nye III (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Ross 'Dave' Obey (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John W. Olver (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank J. Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)
- William J. 'Bill' Pascrell Jr. (NJ - D)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tom S. Perriello (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary C. Peters (MI - D)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR - D)
- Chellie M. Pingree (ME - D)
- Jared Polis (CO - D)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Eugene Price (NC - D)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D)
- Silvestre 'Silver' Reyes (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Laura Richardson (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven R. 'Steve' Rothman (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA - D)
- C.A. Dutch 'Dutch' Ruppersberger (MD - D)
- Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Ryan (OH - D)
- Loretta L. Sanchez (CA - D)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA - D)
- John P. Sarbanes (MD - D)
- Janice D. 'Jan' Schakowsky (IL - D)
- Adam B. Schiff (CA - D)
- Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA - D)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- José E. Serrano (NY - D)
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Sestak Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- Joseph Heath Shuler (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Albio Sires (NJ - D)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY - D)
- Karen Lorraine Jacqueline 'Jackie' Speier (CA - D)
- Fortney H. 'Pete' Stark (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Sutton (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen O. Tauscher (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harry Teague (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- Michael C. 'Mike' Thompson (CA - D)
- John F. Tierney (MA - D)
- Alice Constadina 'Dina' Titus (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nicola S. 'Niki' Tsongas (MA - D)
- Christopher 'Chris' Van Hollen Jr. (MD - D)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (NY - D)
- Peter J. 'Pete' Visclosky (IN - D)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz (MN - D)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL - D)
- Maxine Waters (CA - D)
- Diane E. Watson (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Melvin Luther 'Mel' Watt (NC - D)
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D)
- Anthony David Weiner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Lynn C. Woolsey (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Wu (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Yarmuth (KY - D)