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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

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7/31/2007--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 18, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 3) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawf... moreSee Full Bill Text

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June 22, 2007July 31, 2007

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April 23, 2008Roll call number 110 in the Senate
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%) Percentage of 'aye' votes: 56% Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

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May 06, 2008 Series of failures on gender fairness should be issue in ...

Although the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 2831) the Senate, succumbing 56-42 to Republican antipathy, did not even bring it to the ...

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Source: Allentown Morning Call, PA


May 03, 2008 Letter: Our senators support pay equity

Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar voted yes on a critical test vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 2831). Coleman, in particular, responded to his ...

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April 29, 2008 Business as usual

Last Wednesday, the Senate failed to advance the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 2831), which passed the House last year, to a full debate and vote. ...

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January 06, 2009 Action: Critical vote this week on fair pay. Take action today ...

American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging A Yes Vote on H.R. 2831, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. Live the Light, Give the Light, Bring Heaven to Earth Every Day! ...

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January 05, 2009 Daily Kos: State of the Nation

Also on tap, but under regular order, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- H.R. 2831 from the last Congress, which passed the House 225 - 199 but died by filibuster in the Senate, and was headed for a Bush veto, anyway. ...

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January 05, 2009 Bill Debates in Microcosm - The WashingtonWatch.com Blog

Take a look at the comments on H.R. 2831, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 and H.R. 1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act. They’re pretty much like the debates you’ll see in the House later this week. Decide for yourself who’s right and ...

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