# 117-hconres-55: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.

117-hconres-55, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hconres-55
- Congress: 117
- Title: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2021-10-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 88
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.

## Cosponsors (88)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hconres-55 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/55)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-55 (as of 2026-10-15).