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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles
- Official: To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Short: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 as introduced.
7/31/2007--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 18, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 3) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawf more...
Voting History
| Date | Chamber | Question | Aye | Nay | Result |
|---|
| April 23, 2008 |
Senate |
On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831 ) |
56 |
42 |
Cloture Motion Rejected |
Details |
| July 31, 2007 |
House |
On Passage: H R 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act |
225 |
199 |
Passed |
Details |
| July 31, 2007 |
House |
On Passage: H R 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act |
225 |
199 |
Passed |
Details |
All Bill Actions
- Apr 23, 2008: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked (Record Vote 110) entered in Senate.
- Unknown action
- Apr 21, 2008: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
- Apr 21, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
- Apr 21, 2008: Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Added to calendar on Aug 02, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325..
- Aug 01, 2007: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Passed roll in the House on Jul 31, 2007. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 199 (Roll No. 768).
- Jul 31, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
- Jul 31, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Andrews demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until a time to be announced.
- Jul 31, 2007: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jul 31, 2007: DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2831.
- Jul 31, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
- Jul 30, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2831.
- Jul 30, 2007: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2831 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
- Jul 30, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 579. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8940-8950; text of measure as introduced: CR 7/31/2007 H8940-8950)
- Jul 30, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 579.
- Jul 30, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 579. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8940-8950; text of measure as reported in House: CR H8940-8942)
- Jul 30, 2007: Rule H. Res. 579 passed House.
- Jul 27, 2007: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 579 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2831 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
- Added to calendar on Jul 18, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147..
- Jul 18, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-237.
- Added to calendar on Jun 27, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20..
- Jun 27, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 22, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced on Jun 22, 2007.
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Last Wednesday, the Senate failed to advance the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 2831), which passed the House last year, to a full debate and vote. ...
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On April 23, 2008, the Senate failed to address important wage discrimination legislation, HR 2831, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. This bill faced a very tough procedural vote Wednesday night, which fell just shy of the 60 ...
This resulted in the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act (HR 2831), championed by Senator Edward Kennedy. The bill does not create any new civil rights. It simply restores the potency of Title VII by making the 180-day rule apply after each ...
The federal Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (HR 2831) was introduced last year to circumvent a controversial US Supreme Court decision holding that the deadline for workers to file pay bias.
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