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H.Con.Res. 21: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-25 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hconres21.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hconres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · 132 cosponsors

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Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William R. Keating (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and 72 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hconres21 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills