# 115-hr-6284: Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act

115-hr-6284, Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6284
- Congress: 115
- Title: Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act This bill directs the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor to report to Congress on the gender pay gap in the labor workforce for teenagers and make such report publicly available. The report must include: (1) an examination of trends and potential solutions to the early wage gap for women; (2) an estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for women, including women of color; and (3) recommendations to address pay inequality for young women.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-5034: International Violence Against Women Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6284 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6284)

## Related
- [115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6805)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-5034: International Violence Against Women Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5034)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6284 (as of 2025-11-18).