[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2591 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2591
To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3, 2021
Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL EQUAL PAY ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE.
(a) In General.--There is established the National Equal Pay
Enforcement Task Force, consisting of representatives from the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, the
Department of Labor, and the Office of Personnel Management.
(b) Mission.--In order to improve compliance, public education, and
enforcement of equal pay laws, the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task
Force will ensure that the agencies in subsection (a) are coordinating
efforts and limiting potential gaps in enforcement.
(c) Duties.--The National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force shall
investigate challenges related to pay inequity pursuant to its mission
in subsection (b), advance recommendations to address those challenges,
and create action plans to implement the recommendations.
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