KEY VOTE ALERT: “NO” ON PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT, H.R. 7
The Club for Growth opposes the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7 and urges all Representatives to vote NO on it. A vote is expected today in the House. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2019 congressional scorecard.
The Paycheck Fairness Act attempts to address workplace discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. However, Congress has already addressed equal pay through the Equal Pay Act.
The Paycheck Fairness Act is not just about equal pay for equal work. It would place onerous restrictions on employers determining wages for employees, and it would reverse burden of proof standards onto an employer in lawsuits related to pay discrepancies.
This legislation would allow for individuals to pummel employers with frivolous lawsuits and force employers to spend resources on litigation and lead to higher prices for Americans. It is better economic policy for employers to be able to rely on the free market to set fair wages rather than be forced into the courtroom. This way they can reduce prices to consumers, reinvest in a business, increase productivity, and increase wages for everyone the old-fashioned way – through merit-based pay.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 116th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to our members and to the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
134
Vote Date
March 27, 2019
Vote Counts
YEAs:
242
NAYs:
187
Not Voting:
3
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Colin Allred
TX
D
Y
Cindy Axne
IA
D
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Anthony Brindisi
NY
D
Y
Anthony Brown
MD
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Ed Case
HI
D
Y
Sean Casten
IL
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Gil Cisneros
CA
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
TJ Cox
CA
D
Y
Angela Craig
MN
D
Y
Charlie Crist
FL
D
Y
Jason Crow
CO
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
Joe Cunningham
SC
D
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Antonio Delgado
NY
D
Y
Val Demings
FL
D
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
Y
Abby Finkenauer
IA
D
Y
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
Y
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Debra Haaland
NM
D
Y
Josh Harder
CA
D
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
Katie Hill
CA
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Kendra Horn
OK
D
Y
Steven Horsford
NV
D
Y
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
D
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
Conor Lamb
PA
D
Y
James Langevin
RI
D
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
Y
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
Y
Al Lawson
FL
D
Y
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Andy Levin
MI
D
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
Y
John Lewis
GA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Elaine Luria
VA
D
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Tom Malinowski
NJ
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Ben McAdams
UT
D
Y
Lucy McBath
GA
D
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Donald McEachin
VA
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
FL
D
Y
Stephanie Murphy
FL
D
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Tom O'Halleran
AZ
D
Y
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
Y
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Dean Phillips
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Katie Porter
CA
D
Y
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
Y
Max Rose
NY
D
Y
Harley Rouda
CA
D
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
Y
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
Y
Kim Schrier
WA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Donna Shalala
FL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
Y
Haley Stevens
MI
D
Y
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Xochitl Torres Small
NM
D
Y
Lori Trahan
MA
D
Y
David Trone
MD
D
Y
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
Y
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
D
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Filemon Vela
TX
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Peter Visclosky
IN
D
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Justin Amash
MI
I
N
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
N
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
N
Rick Allen
GA
R
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
N
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
N
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
N
Brian Babin
TX
R
N
Don Bacon
NE
R
N
James Baird
IN
R
N
Troy Balderson
OH
R
N
Jim Banks
IN
R
N
Andy Barr
KY
R
N
Jack Bergman
MI
R
N
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
N
Rob Bishop
UT
R
N
Mike Bost
IL
R
N
Kevin Brady
TX
R
N
Susan Brooks
IN
R
N
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
N
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Tim Burchett
TN
R
N
Michael Burgess
TX
R
N
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
N
Ken Calvert
CA
R
N
John Carter
TX
R
N
Buddy Carter
GA
R
N
Steve Chabot
OH
R
N
Liz Cheney
WY
R
N
Ben Cline
VA
R
N
Michael Cloud
TX
R
N
Tom Cole
OK
R
N
Chris Collins
NY
R
N
Doug Collins
GA
R
N
James Comer
KY
R
N
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
N
Paul Cook
CA
R
N
Rick Crawford
AR
R
N
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
N
John Curtis
UT
R
N
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
A
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Sean Duffy
WI
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Neal Dunn
FL
R
N
Tom Emmer
MN
R
N
Ron Estes
KS
R
N
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
N
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
N
Bill Flores
TX
R
N
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
N
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
N
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
N
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
N
Greg Gianforte
MT
R
N
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
N
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Anthony Gonzalez
OH
R
N
Lance Gooden
TX
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Kay Granger
TX
R
A
Garret Graves
LA
R
N
Tom Graves
GA
R
N
Sam Graves
MO
R
N
Mark Green
TN
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Michael Guest
MS
R
N
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
N
James Hagedorn
MN
R
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
N
Kevin Hern
OK
R
N
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
N
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
Clay Higgins
LA
R
N
French Hill
AR
R
N
George Holding
NC
R
N
Trey Hollingsworth
IN
R
N
Richard Hudson
NC
R
N
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
N
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
N
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
N
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
N
Bill Johnson
OH
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
N
John Joyce
PA
R
N
John Katko
NY
R
N
Mike Kelly
PA
R
N
Trent Kelly
MS
R
N
Peter King
NY
R
N
Steve King
IA
R
N
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
N
David Kustoff
TN
R
N
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
N
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
N
Bob Latta
OH
R
N
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Billy Long
MO
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Frank Lucas
OK
R
N
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
N
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
N
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Brian Mast
FL
R
N
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
N
Michael McCaul
TX
R
N
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
N
David McKinley
WV
R
N
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Dan Meuser
PA
R
N
Carol Miller
WV
R
N
Paul Mitchell
MI
R
N
John Moolenaar
MI
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
N
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
N
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Devin Nunes
CA
R
N
Pete Olson
TX
R
N
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Greg Pence
IN
R
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
N
Tom Rice
SC
R
N
Denver Riggleman
VA
R
N
Martha Roby
AL
R
N
David Roe
TN
R
N
Mike Rogers
AL
R
N
Hal Rogers
KY
R
N
Francis Rooney
FL
R
N
John Rose
TN
R
N
David Rouzer
NC
R
N
Chip Roy
TX
R
N
John Rutherford
FL
R
N
Steve Scalise
LA
R
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
N
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
John Shimkus
IL
R
N
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
N
Adrian Smith
NE
R
N
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
N
Ross Spano
FL
R
N
Pete Stauber
MN
R
N
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
N
Bryan Steil
WI
R
N
Greg Steube
FL
R
N
Chris Stewart
UT
R
N
Steve Stivers
OH
R
N
Van Taylor
TX
R
N
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
N
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
N
William Timmons
SC
R
N
Scott Tipton
CO
R
N
Michael Turner
OH
R
N
Fred Upton
MI
R
N
Ann Wagner
MO
R
N
Tim Walberg
MI
R
N
Greg Walden
OR
R
N
Mark Walker
NC
R
N
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
N
Michael Waltz
FL
R
N
Steve Watkins
KS
R
N
Randy Weber
TX
R
N
Daniel Webster
FL
R
N
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
N
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
N
Roger Williams
TX
R
N
Joe Wilson
SC
R
A
Robert Wittman
VA
R
N
Steve Womack
AR
R
N
Rob Woodall
GA
R
N
Ron Wright
TX
R
N
Ted Yoho
FL
R
N
Don Young
AK
R
N
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
N