Paycheck Fairness Act

Action history

1. 2019-04-03Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
2. 2019-04-02Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
3. 2019-03-28Received in the Senate.
4. 2019-03-27Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5. 2019-03-27On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 187 (Roll no. 134).
6. 2019-03-27On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 133).
7. 2019-03-27The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
8. 2019-03-27DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx motion to recommit with instructions. Pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to limit any contingent attorney's fees to 49% of any judgement awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.
9. 2019-03-27Ms. Foxx (NC) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor.
10. 2019-03-27The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
11. 2019-03-27The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2019-03-27The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7.
13. 2019-03-27UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendment number 7, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
14. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 9.
15. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 8.
16. 2019-03-27POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
17. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 7.
18. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 5.
19. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 4.
20. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 3.
21. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 2.
22. 2019-03-27DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 1.
23. 2019-03-27GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7.
24. 2019-03-27The Speaker designated the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
25. 2019-03-27House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 252 and Rule XVIII.