Fair Pay Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Fair Pay Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3430B2609EBD4CD89E3BA4620E15A69C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Pay Act of 2026. Except as provided in section 8, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in...
- Section HAEDA729308D54CB5BEBAF1DBC9D5F329: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Wage rate differentials exist between equivalent jobs segregated by sex, race, and national origin in Government...
- Section H57D0FDA934D24E9897B562526171063F: 3. Equal pay for equivalent jobs Section 6 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) (1) (A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no...
- Section H9538D2F379634625BBCC6B4EA647490B: 4. Prohibited acts Section 15(a) (29 U.S.C. 215(a)) is amended— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period and...
- Section H869FAEB0E56A46AF8A6B5A04E8A0AC22: 5. Remedies Section 16(b) (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended— by inserting after the first sentence the following: Any employer who violates subsection (d) or (h)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Fair Pay Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, Fair Pay Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E412)
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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