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        <title>A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men as compared to wages paid to Black women.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117sconres48v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-10-17">
            <action-date>2022-09-29</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
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     <p>This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women and its impact on women, families, and the nation, and reaffirms Congress' support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.</p>
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        <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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