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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 4, 2005
Equal Pay Improvement Report Act of 2005 - Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to report to Congress on how the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 has been used by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity.
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Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D–CA
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7703-7704)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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