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H.Con.Res. 42: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-10 · 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 in wages paid to men and to Black women.

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

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hconres42.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hconres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · 75 cosponsors

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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Glenn Ivey (D-MD) and 15 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] reported raising $483,375 (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-hconres42 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills