Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act
This bill directs the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor to report to Congress on the gender pay gap in the labor workforce for teenagers and make such report publicly available.
The report must include: (1) an examination of trends and potential solutions to the early wage gap for women; (2) an estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for women, including women of color; and (3) recommendations to address pay inequality for young women.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6284 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6284
To direct the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on the gender
pay gap in the teenage labor force.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 28, 2018
Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New
York, Ms. Bass, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hastings, Ms.
Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Lee)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on the gender
pay gap in the teenage labor force.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for
Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON GENDER PAY GAP IN TEENAGE LABOR FORCE.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the
Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department, shall--
(1) submit to Congress a report on the gender pay gap in
the teenage labor force; and
(2) make the report available on a publicly accessible
website of the Department of Labor.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An examination of trends and potential solutions
relating to the early wage gap for women.
(2) An examination of how the early wage gap for women
potentially translates into greater wage gaps in the overall
labor force.
(3) An examination of earnings over a lifetime for females,
inclusive of earnings from informal jobs as teenagers and
formal careers.
(4) An examination of the teen gender pay gap in informal
work experiences, such as babysitting and other freelance jobs,
as well as formal work experiences, such as retail, restaurant,
and customer service positions.
(5) A comparison of--
(A) the types of tasks typically performed by
younger females within certain informal jobs such as
babysitting, retail and restaurant positions, and
positions in customer service; and
(B) the types of tasks performed by younger males
in such positions.
(6) A comparison of the average amount earned by males and
females, respectively, in certain informal jobs such as
babysitting, retail and restaurant positions, and positions in
customer service.
(7) An estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for
women, including women of color, from the teenage years through
adulthood.
(8) Interviews and surveys with workers and employers
relating to early gender-based pay discrepancies.
(9) Recommendations for--
(A) addressing pay inequality for young women,
including young women of color;
(B) addressing any disadvantages experienced by
young women with respect to work experience and
professional development;
(C) the development of standards and best practices
for workers and employees to ensure better pay for
young women and the prevention of early inequalities in
the workplace; and
(D) expanding awareness for teenage girls on pay
rates and employment rights in order to reduce greater
inequalities in the overall labor force.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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