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H.R. 10239House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Sponsored by Nikema WilliamsRep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)
Introduced September 2, 2026

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The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act establishes a new National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force composed of representatives from key federal agencies. Its purpose is to better coordinate those agencies’ efforts to enforce equal‑pay laws, educate the public, and close enforcement gaps. The task force will investigate pay‑inequity issues, propose solutions, and create plans to carry out those solutions, affecting employers and workers nationwide.

Key Provisions

  • Creates a National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force made up of officials from the EEOC, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Personnel Management.
  • The task force’s mission is to improve compliance with, public education about, and enforcement of equal‑pay laws by coordinating the work of its member agencies and closing gaps in enforcement.
  • The task force is required to investigate pay‑inequity problems, develop recommendations to fix those problems, and produce action plans to put the recommendations into practice.

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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.

Education and Workforce Committee

September 2, 2026

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September 2, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

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.

Education and Workforce Committee

September 2, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 2, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10239

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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.