# 117-hr-4934: Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

117-hr-4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4934
- Congress: 117
- Title: Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2021-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

## Cosponsors (73)

- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4934 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4934)

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