[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D308-D309]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 9, 1895-
1940; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 27-28; and H. Res. 257-263, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2883-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2887-88
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1585, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116-21, Part 1). 
                                                             Page H2883
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Costa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2831
Recess: The House recessed at 11:14 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2839
Paycheck Fairness Act: The House passed H.R. 7, to amend the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 242 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 134.      
  Pages H2848-75
  Rejected the Foxx motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 
236 noes, Roll No. 133.                                  
Pages H2872-74
  Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116-8, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
H. Rept. 116-19, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill.                                                        
Page H2860

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Agreed to:
  Torres amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
recognizes the severity of the gender wage gap for girls and women of 
color;                                                   
Pages H2864-65
  Torres amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
highlights the gender pay gap's impact on women and girls of color 
during research and education efforts conducted by the Secretary of 
Labor;                                                       
Page H2865
  Jayapal amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
clarifies that the studies conducted by the Department of Labor 
concerning the elimination of pay disparities between men and women 
must include information about, and an analysis of, women of all racial 
and ethnic backgrounds;                                  
Pages H2867-68
  Lawrence amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
requires the Department of Labor to conduct a study on the gender pay 
gap in the teenage workforce and provide recommendations for how to 
address the gap;                                         
Pages H2870-71
  Brown (MD) amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) 
that makes it unlawful to discriminate against an employee for 
inquiring or discussing with the employer why the wages of the employee 
are set at a certain rate or salary; and                 
Pages H2871-72
  Beyer amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
exempts employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting 
compensation data under Section 8 of this Act (by a recorded vote of 
406 ayes to 24 noes, Roll No. 132).               
Pages H2868-70, H2872
Rejected:
  Foxx amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
sought to strike Section 8 relating to the collection by the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission of pay information and other 
employment-related data (including hiring, termination, and promotion 
data) disaggregated by the sex, race, and national origin of employees; 
and                                                      
Pages H2863-64
  Byrne amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 116-19) that 
sought to clarify that the ``any other factor other than sex'' defense 
in the Equal Pay Act means ``a bona fide business-related reason other 
than sex''; strike Section 3(a)(B) relating to the application of the 
factor other than sex defense to an Equal Pay Act claim. 
                                                         Pages H2865-67
  H. Res. 252, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
7) and the resolution (H. Res. 124) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 232 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 131, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 130. 
                                                         Pages H2840-47
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress: The House agreed 
to take from the Speaker's table and agree to H. Res. 245, providing 
for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives 
in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.                   
  Pages H2875-76
Providing for a recess of the House for a joint meeting to receive His 
Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in 
order at any time on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, for the Speaker to 
declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of 
receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary 
General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.           
  Page H2876
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 28th.    
  Page H2876
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2846-47, 
H2847, H2872, H2874, and H2874-75. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m.