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.
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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.
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 record lists the short title and sponsor on the official legislative filing.
GovInfo identifies H.R. 8663 as the Fair Pay Act of 2026, introduced in the House on May 4, 2026, with Ms. Norton as sponsor, and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The introduced bill text is titled the Fair Pay Act of 2026 and proposes amendments to federal labor law addressing wage discrimination, including comparable pay concepts for workers performing equivalent or comparable jobs.
In the May 4, 2026 Congressional Record, Norton stated she was introducing the Fair Pay Act of 2026, described its comparable-pay requirement, and urged colleagues to support the measure.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce and support the Fair Pay Act, not necessarily to secure enactment. Official legislative and Congressional Record evidence shows Eleanor Holmes Norton sponsored H.R. 8663, the Fair Pay Act of 2026, on May 4, 2026, and publicly urged support for it during her federal House delegate term. The bill text matches the comparable-pay-for-comparable-work substance of the claim.
The promise was to introduce and support the Fair Pay Act, not necessarily to enact it. Official congressional records show Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced H.R. 8663, the Fair Pay Act of 2026, on May 4, 2026, and her same-day remarks urged support for the bill and described its comparable-pay requirement. That satisfies both introducing and supporting the measure during her current federal term.
Official bill records show Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the Fair Pay Act of 2026 on May 4, 2026, and her remarks that day explicitly urged support for the bill. That satisfies the promise to introduce and support the Fair Pay Act during her current term.
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.