THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Amendments to H.R. 7: En Bloc #1 Beyer (D-VA), Leger Fernandez (D-NM) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires the EEOC to provide for an annual collection of compensation data from employers disaggregated by the sex, race, and national origin of employees Newman (D-IL) – Amendment No. 2 – Requires employers to inform employees of their rights established under this act through currently required workplace posters and electronically OcasioCortez (D-NY) – Amendment No. 3 – Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to award contracts and grants for the purpose of training employers about the role that salary negotiation and other inconsistent wage setting practices can have on allowing bias to enter compensation. Specifically, the training programs will provide guidance on the structural issues and disadvantages women and people of color face. They will also assist employers in examining the impact of a range of practices on opportunities, including self-auditing to identify structural issues that allow bias and inequity to enter compensation and internal equity among workers with similar skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions – among other things Torres, Ritchie (D-NY) – Amendment No. 5 – Requires a review on the gender wage gap in the teenage workforce Williams (D-GA) – Amendment No. 6 – Reestablishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, a federal interagency task force focused on improving compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws – ADOPTED 216 – 207, ROLL CALL 106 Republican YEA – 2; NAY – 207 Democrat YEA – 214; NAY – 0 Miller Meeks (R-IA) [on behalf of Stefanik (R-NY)] â€“ Amendment No. 4 – Revises the bill to provide a safe harbor for employers who conduct self-audits to identify and rectify potentially unlawful pay disparities and allows for reasonable employer defenses against trial lawyer abuses. The amendment protects prospective employees from disclosing wage history to prevent compounding pay disparities and requires further study on the causes and effects of pay disparities between men and women – REJECTED 183 – 244, ROLL CALL 107 Republican YEA – 183; NAY – 27 Democrat YEA – 0; NAY – 217 Passage of H.R. 7 – Paycheck Fairness Act – PASSED 217 – 210, ROLL CALL 108 Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 210 Democrat YEA – 216; NAY – 0 Postponed Suspension Votes: 1) H.R. 941 – TRANSPLANT Act of 2021 – PASSED 415 – 2, ROLL CALL 109 Republican YEA – 200; NAY – 2 Democrat YEA – 215; NAY – 0 2) H.R. 1215 – Fraud and Scam Reduction Act, as amended – PASSED 396 – 13, ROLL CALL 104 Republican YEA – 188; NAY – 13 Democrat YEA – 208; NAY – 0 3) H.R. 1460 – Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 – PASSED 362 – 49, ROLL CALL 105 Republican YEA – 158; NAY – 49 Democrat YEA – 204; NAY – 0 4) H.R. 446 – Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams – PASSED 413 – 8, ROLL CALL 110 Republican YEA – 199; NAY – 8 Democrat YEA – 214; NAY – 0 5) H.R. 1762 – Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act – PASSED 408 – 10, ROLL CALL 111 Republican YEA – 196; NAY – 8 Democrat YEA – 212; NAY – 2 6) H.R. 1002 – DEBAR Act of 2021, as amended – PASSED 411 – 5, ROLL CALL 112 Republican YEA – 201; NAY – 5 Democrat YEA – 210; NAY – 0 7) H.R. 1899 – Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2021 – PASSED 412 – 5, ROLL CALL 113 Republican YEA – 206; NAY – 4 Democrat YEA – 206; NAY – 1 8) H.R. 1502 – Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 – PASSED 397 – 16, ROLL CALL 114 Republican YEA – 186; NAY – 16 Democrat YEA – 211; NAY – 0 9) H.R. 1487 – Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 – PASSED 409 – 4, ROLL CALL 115 Republican YEA – 204; NAY –1 Democrat YEA – 205; NAY – 3 10) H.R. 1490 – 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 – PASSED 400 – 16, ROLL CALL 116 Republican YEA – 192; NAY – 16 Democrat YEA – 208; NAY – 0