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Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

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

Introduced Sep 2, 2026

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.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Labor and Employment
Issues
Civil RightsLabor & Wages

Summary
  • Establishes a National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force composed of representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and Office of Personnel Management.
  • Directs the task force to coordinate efforts among federal agencies to improve compliance and enforcement of equal pay laws and limit gaps in enforcement.
  • Requires the task force to investigate pay inequity challenges, develop recommendations to address them, and create action plans for implementation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nikema Williams’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • RADCO $6,600
  • PERENNIAL PROPERTIES $6,600
  • GOLDMAN SACHS $6,600
  • CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $6,500
  • Employer not reported $6,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nikema Williams → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. 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. · house
  2. Sep 2, 2026 Introduced in House

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 2, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 2, 2026

Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Beyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, Ms. Brown, Ms. Omar, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was 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

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 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. <all>

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