United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 76 D cosponsors

HCONRES 42 — Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 76 sponsors

    1 primary, 75 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (76 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Submitted in House

  2. Submitted in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 75 co-sponsors · 471 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (75)

Not signed on (471)

471 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HCONRES 42?
HCONRES 42 is sponsored by Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), and Adams, Alma S. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HCONRES 42?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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