legislation: 98-hr-5092
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| 98-hr-5092 | 98 | hr | 5092 | A bill to require periodic, detailed reports to the President and the Congress by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General describing actions taken to enforce Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, or national origin and to reaffirm the provisions in Federal law which declare that equal pay should be provided for work of equal value. | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-08 | 1984-04-04 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 55 | Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to: (1) conduct research for identifying and measuring wage discrimination; (2) assist any public or private entity in eliminating discriminatory pay practices; and (3) implement policies and procedures to prohibit employment discrimination. Requires the Commission to determine the number and nature of all charges filed under the Civil Rights Act of 1954 and to report to Congress with a summary prepared pursuant to this Act. Requires the Commission to conduct a study in consultation with organizations representing Federal employees and analyze: (1) the procedures established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish classifications of positions in the competitive service; and (2) the actual practice of the Director and the heads of Federal agencies in complying with the principle of equal pay for work of equal value when establishing job classifications for employees. Requires the Commission to report to the President and the Congress on its findings and provide a copy to the Director of OPM. Directs the Director to submit his comments on the report to the President and the Congress. Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to report to the President and the Congress on actions taken to enforce the prohibitions contained in Executive Order Numbered 11246 against discrimination by Federal contractors. Requires the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Civil Rights, to report to the President and the Congress on actions taken to enforce the prohibitions against sex discrimination in compensation contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order Numbered 11246, and other Federal laws. Requires Federal agencies responsible for submitting equal employment opportunity plans to include in such plans: (1) a review and identification of any discriminatory pay practices and any violation of the principle of equal pay for jobs of equal value; and (2) a plan for eliminating any such practices and remedying any such violation. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z |