Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.
HCONRES 72 is a non-binding concurrent resolution recognizing the wage gap between Latina women and White, non-Hispanic men, where Latina women earn 57 cents for every dollar earned by White, non-Hispanic men working full-time. It highlights that this disparity results in Latina women losing over $1.2 million in potential earnings over a 40-year career and places them at risk of poverty. The resolution reaffirms congressional support for equal pay but does not create new laws or policy changes. It serves as a symbolic statement to raise awareness about systemic inequities affecting Latina women workers.
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Introduced Oct 6, 2023
Last action Oct 25, 2023
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Oct 25, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Oct 6, 2023
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1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
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Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
Co
J. Luis Correa
DDemocratic
Co
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Gomez
DDemocratic
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