[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6284 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6284

 To direct the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on the gender 
                  pay gap in the teenage labor force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2018

  Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New 
 York, Ms. Bass, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Lee) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on the gender 
                  pay gap in the teenage labor force.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for 
Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON GENDER PAY GAP IN TEENAGE LABOR FORCE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 
Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department, shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report on the gender pay gap in 
        the teenage labor force; and
            (2) make the report available on a publicly accessible 
        website of the Department of Labor.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An examination of trends and potential solutions 
        relating to the early wage gap for women.
            (2) An examination of how the early wage gap for women 
        potentially translates into greater wage gaps in the overall 
        labor force.
            (3) An examination of earnings over a lifetime for females, 
        inclusive of earnings from informal jobs as teenagers and 
        formal careers.
            (4) An examination of the teen gender pay gap in informal 
        work experiences, such as babysitting and other freelance jobs, 
        as well as formal work experiences, such as retail, restaurant, 
        and customer service positions.
            (5) A comparison of--
                    (A) the types of tasks typically performed by 
                younger females within certain informal jobs such as 
                babysitting, retail and restaurant positions, and 
                positions in customer service; and
                    (B) the types of tasks performed by younger males 
                in such positions.
            (6) A comparison of the average amount earned by males and 
        females, respectively, in certain informal jobs such as 
        babysitting, retail and restaurant positions, and positions in 
        customer service.
            (7) An estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for 
        women, including women of color, from the teenage years through 
        adulthood.
            (8) Interviews and surveys with workers and employers 
        relating to early gender-based pay discrepancies.
            (9) Recommendations for--
                    (A) addressing pay inequality for young women, 
                including young women of color;
                    (B) addressing any disadvantages experienced by 
                young women with respect to work experience and 
                professional development;
                    (C) the development of standards and best practices 
                for workers and employees to ensure better pay for 
                young women and the prevention of early inequalities in 
                the workplace; and
                    (D) expanding awareness for teenage girls on pay 
                rates and employment rights in order to reduce greater 
                inequalities in the overall labor force.
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