U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HCR123: Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 6, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2026 Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Ms. Ansari , Ms. Barrag n , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Correa , Ms. Crockett , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Garc a of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Mejia , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Randall , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Vel zquez , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States. Whereas October 8, 2026, is designated as Latina Equal Pay Day to observe the pay gap between Latinas and White, non-Hispanic men; Whereas as of 2025, there were 15,276,000 Hispanic women in the labor force, representing approximately 19 percent of all women in the labor force; Whereas section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d) ) (commonly known as the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ) prohibits discrimination in wages on the basis of sex for equal …
Sponsors
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3) · primary sponsor
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
- Kathy Castor (D, HD-014)
- Gil Cisneros (D, HD-CA-31)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Jasmine Crockett (D, HD-030)
- Rosa DeLauro (D, HD-003)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HCR123?
- HCR123 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.
- What is the status of HCR123?
- In committee as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR123?
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR123?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-conres/123
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