Whereas section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d) ) prohibits discrimination in compensation for equal work on the basis of sex; Whereas title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ) prohibits discrimination in compensation because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; Whereas, nearly six decades after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 note), Census Bureau data show that women working full time, year round are paid an average of 84 cents for every dollar paid to men, while Asian-American women working full time, year round are paid 92 cents, White, non-Hispanic women working full time, year round are paid 80 cents, African-American women working full time, year round are paid 67 cents, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women working full time, year round are paid 65 cents, American Indian and Alaska Native women working full time, year round are paid 57 cents, and Latinas working full time, year round are paid 57 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men; Whereas March 14, 2023, is Equal Pay Day, marking the day that symbolizes how long into 2023 women must work to make what men were paid in 2022; Whereas April 5, 2023, is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day; August 30, 2023, is Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day; July 27, 2023, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day; November 30, 2023, is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day; and October 5, 2023, is Latinas’ Equal Pay Day; Whereas, if current trends continue, Asian women are projected to close the gender pay gap for all workers, including part-time, full time, and seasonal workers, in 24 years, White women in 43 years, Black women in 121 years, and Latinas in 187 years; Whereas the disparity in median annual earnings for women and men working full time, year round is $9,954, which can add up to nearly $400,000 over a career