House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

H.R. 10239Introduced Sep 2, 2026Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedSep 2, 2026
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 2, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10239.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 139, September 2, 2026, Page H5478):
Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 2, 2026 ↗
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