Glossary of Bills and Laws - What is the S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act?

Bill Proposing Amendments to Address Discriminatory Pay Practices

What is the Fair Pay Restoration Act?

The Fair Pay Restoration Act is a proposed bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The main purpose of this Act is to clarify that “an unlawful to practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes⁽¹⁾.”

Date Introduced: July 20, 2007

Status of S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act: This Bill was assigned to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and has not left committee.

Status Update: On September 23, 2008 Committee on the Judiciary hearings were held.

Sponsors: This act was introduced by Barack Obama, is sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and co-sponsored by 44 senators: Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI); Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE); Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM); Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV); Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD); Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE); Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA); Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY); Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI); Sen. Thomas Harkin (D-IA); Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI); Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD); Sen. John Kerry (D-MA); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI); Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ); Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI); Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT); Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO); Sen. Robert Menéndez (D-NJ); Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD); Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA); Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL); Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); Sen. John Reed (D-RI); Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV); Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV); Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO); Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT); Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME); Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA); Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow (D-MI); Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT); Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA); Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).

Source:

(1) USGovTrack.us. S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act. Updated September 23, 2008.