Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and nondisabled men.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1637 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1637

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between 
                  disabled women and nondisabled men.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 22, 2026

 Ms. Simon (for herself, Ms. Pressley, and Ms. Randall) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                             and Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between 
                  disabled women and nondisabled men.

Whereas more than 60 years after Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 
        U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 88-38), an analysis of 2024 data from the 
        Bureau of the Census shows that disabled women workers overall, 
        including those working part-time and seasonally, are paid an average of 
        56 cents for every dollar paid to nondisabled men, and among full-time, 
        year-round workers are paid 68 cents on the dollar;
Whereas an analysis of 2024 data from the Bureau of the Census shows that among 
        full-time, year-round workers--

    (1) for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic, nondisabled men--

    G    (A) disabled Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
women are paid 73 cents;

    G    (B) disabled white, non-Hispanic women are paid 64 cents;

    G    (C) disabled American Indian and Alaska Native women are paid 60 
cents;

    G    (D) disabled multiracial women are paid 60 cents;

    G    (E) disabled Black women are paid 57 cents; and

    G    (F) disabled Latinas are paid 53 cents; and

    (2) while disabled people overall experience a wage gap, disabled 
women, particularly many disabled women of color, face especially large 
gaps;

Whereas of the 6 types of disability assessed in the American Community Survey--

    (1) disabled women workers face a wage gap compared to nondisabled men 
regardless of type of disability; and

    (2) disabled women workers, including those working part-time and 
seasonally, who have difficulty with independent living experience the 
largest wage gap, typically paid just 39 cents for every dollar paid to 
nondisabled men in 2024;

Whereas among all workers, including those working part-time and seasonally, 
        disabled women veterans are paid an average of 66 cents for every dollar 
        paid to nondisabled veteran men in 2024;
Whereas the wage gap remains large for disabled women with more education, as 
        disabled women with a bachelor's degree working full-time, year-round in 
        2024 are typically paid $61,000 per year, just 66 percent of what 
        nondisabled men with the same educational attainment are typically paid, 
        and $4,000 less than nondisabled men with some college education or an 
        associate's degree;
Whereas of disabled workers who live in institutional group quarters, including 
        those working part-time or seasonally, disabled women are typically paid 
        just $11,500 per year and disabled men are paid $12,000 per year, while 
        nondisabled men are typically paid an average of $54,000 per year in 
        2024;
Whereas disabled women experience occupational segregation and are 
        overrepresented in low-paid health care, clerical, and social service 
        jobs;
Whereas segregated workplaces and the subminimum wage for disabled employees 
        stifle competitive integrated employment for disabled women;
Whereas many systemic barriers affect access to livable wages and employment 
        opportunities for disabled women, including--

    (1) discrimination;

    (2) public benefits work disincentives;

    (3) broken health care infrastructure;

    (4) increased employment-related costs;

    (5) inadequate vocational rehabilitation services; and

    (6) a lack of access to supported employment services; and

Whereas LGBTQI+ disabled people face additional barriers to employment, and more 
        inclusive data on LGBTQI+ disabled workers is needed to determine the 
        added impact of these barriers on wages and workforce participation, 
        particularly for trans and nonbinary disabled people who are often 
        excluded from data: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the pay disparity between disabled women and 
        nondisabled men and the impact of that pay disparity on women, 
        families, and the United States; and
            (2) reaffirms its commitment to supporting equal pay for 
        disabled women, narrowing the gender, disability, and racial 
        wage gaps and addressing the systemic barriers that drive those 
        inequities.
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