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HR 11 - Employment Discrimination Law Amendments - Key Vote
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Jim Jordan voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (247-171) - Jan. 9, 2009(Key vote)
Title: Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that redefines unlawful employment laws and counts each paycheck as an offense if a salary is ruled as discriminatory.
Highlights:
- Changes the current unlawful employment discrimination laws to include the adoption of discriminatory compensation decisions or practices, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, and when an individual is subjected to or affected by such practices (Secs. 3 - 5).
- Allows the recovery of back pay for up to two years prior to the complaint in addition to existing penalties (Sec. 3).
- Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their own wage or that of another employee (Sec. 203).
- Increases penalties against a discriminatory employer including compensation of legal fees and liability for punitive damages against an employee (Sec. 203).
- Issues grant money for salary negotiation skills training for girls and women (Sec. 205).
HR 11 was passed and then amended into SB 181 for further action
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 6, 2009
Title: Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Sponsors
- George Miller (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy H. 'Tim' Bishop (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Corrine Brown (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield Jr. (NC - D)
- Lois Capps (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Capuano (MA - D)
- John Russell 'Russ' Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- André D. Carson (IN - D)
- Kathy Castor (FL - D)
- Donna Marie Christensen (VI - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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 Edward 'Gerry' Connolly (VA - D)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- Artur Davis (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan A. Davis (CA - D)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR - D)
- Diana Louise DeGette (CO - D)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (CT - D)
- Norman DeValois 'Norm' Dicks (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lloyd A. Doggett II (TX - D)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Driehaus (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas 'Chet' Edwards (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Keith Maurice Ellison (MN - D)
- Eliot L. Engel (NY - D)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Samuel 'Sam' Farr (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Alan Grayson (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Raul M. Grijalva (AZ - D)
- Luis V. Gutiérrez (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. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Martin T. Heinrich (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian Higgins (NY - D)
- James 'Jim' Himes (CT - D)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rubén E. Hinojosa Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mazie K. Hirono (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rush D. Holt Jr. (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steny H. Hoyer (MD - D)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Betty McCollum (MN - D)
- James A. 'Jim' McDermott (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael E. McMahon (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kendrick B. Meek Sr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael H. 'Mike' Michaud (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Bradley 'Brad' Miller (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwendolynne S. 'Gwen' Moore (WI - D)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank J. Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)
- William J. 'Bill' Pascrell Jr. (NJ - D)
- Edward López 'Ed' Pastor (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tom S. Perriello (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary C. Peters (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chellie M. Pingree (ME - D)
- Jared S. Polis (CO - D)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Eugene Price (NC - D)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- José E. Serrano (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Sestak Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- Albio Sires (NJ - D)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony David Weiner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn C. Woolsey (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Wu (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Yarmuth (KY - D)
