HR2219Referred to Committee

Salary History Question Prohibition Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-18
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat · DC · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (59 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-03-18

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Plain-English Summary

Employers would be banned from asking job applicants about their previous salaries or salary history during the hiring process. The law aims to help workers, especially women and minorities who have historically faced wage discrimination, by preventing employers from using past low pay to justify offering lower salaries. This change would apply to most private employers and could help reduce pay gaps by allowing workers to negotiate based on the job's value rather than what they earned before.

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Labor and Employment
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