We can do more by providing paid family leave, expanding access to affordable childcare, ensuring equal pay for equal work, and raising the minimum wage.
Ensure equal pay for equal work.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official DelBene press-release feed in the lookback window shows recent May 2026 actions on the American High Speed Rail Act (May 26), Semiconductor Superiority Act (May 21), a Medicare AI CRA resolution (May 20), district FY27 funding requests (May 5), and April statements on the budget, farm bill, FISA, flood prevention, and seniors; none of the recent entries mention equal pay or wage equity.
Assessments
DelBene appears to have made a serious legislative effort on equal pay, but the promised outcome was not delivered. Congress.gov shows she was a cosponsor of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, in the 117th Congress; it passed the House on April 15, 2021, but Senate cloture failed on June 8, 2021, so it did not become law. Congress.gov also shows her as a cosponsor of the current H.R. 17 in the 119th Congress, introduced on March 25, 2025, which remains only at introduced status. Her official recent House activity in 2026 does not show a completed equal-pay result. Because no enacted federal outcome attributable to her has ensured equal pay for equal work, the promise is best scored as not delivered, with credit for meaningful ongoing effort.