Today, I introduce the Fair Pay Act of 2026. This bill would require that if men and women are doing comparable work, they must be paid comparable wages.
Introduce and support the Fair Pay Act to require men and women doing comparable work to be paid comparable wages.
Occurrences
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Fair Pay Act, which builds on her work enforcing the 1963 Equal Pay Act. The Fair Pay Act would help eliminate the gender wage gap by requiring men and women doing comparable work to be paid comparable wages.
Evidence
GovInfo records that Ms. Norton introduced H.R. 8663, the Fair Pay Act of 2026, on May 4, 2026, and that it was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The bill's short title and sponsor are listed on the official bill record.
In her May 4, 2026 remarks, Norton said she was introducing the Fair Pay Act of 2026, explained that it would require comparable pay for comparable work, and urged colleagues to support the bill.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce and support the Fair Pay Act, not necessarily to enact it. The evidence shows Norton introduced H.R. 8663, the Fair Pay Act of 2026, on May 4, 2026, during her current federal term, and publicly urged support for it in contemporaneous remarks. That satisfies the promised action in the same term.