HRES 829119th CongressIn Committee

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.

Introduced: Oct 24, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-Florida)

Civil Rights & JusticeLabor & EmploymentSocial Services

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This resolution recognizes the severe pay disparity faced by disabled women, who earn only 56 cents per dollar compared to nondisabled men overall and 68 cents among full-time workers, with even wider gaps for women of color and those with specific disabilities like independent living challenges, while committing to address systemic barriers including discrimination and public benefits disincentives.

Key Points

1Disabled women earn just 56 cents per dollar compared to nondisabled men overall, with full-time workers receiving 68 cents, and disabled women of color facing even starker disparities ranging from 54 to 71 cents.
2Disabled women with difficulty living independently experience the largest wage gap at 36 cents per dollar compared to nondisabled men, and disabled women veterans earn only 62 cents per dollar.
3Systemic barriers such as workplace discrimination, public benefits work disincentives, broken healthcare infrastructure, and inadequate vocational rehabilitation services collectively drive these inequities in employment and wages.

Impact Areas

disabled womendisabled women of color (Black, Latina, Native American, Asian American)disabled women veteransLGBTQI+ disabled workersfamilies of disabled womenU.S. economy

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