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119-HRES-829 DC Insider Whip Count Analysis

119 · HRES 829 Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.

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House GOP controls the floor (220–215). H.Res. 829 was introduced on Oct. 24, 2025 and referred to Education and Workforce; without Majority scheduling or a Rules Committee pathway, it is unlikely to get floor time. If it were taken up under suspension, it would require a two‑thirds vote; under a special rule, a simple majority. Net: low likelihood of passage this session. [1]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Divisions | US House of Representatives:…[2]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — All Info - H.Res.829 (119th): Recognizing…[3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…[4]U.S. Government Publishing Office — House Practice (GPO): Suspension of the rul…

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Published
28 Oct 2025
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28 Oct 2025
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01 · Section

Breakdown: expected support/opposition

Status and baselines as of Oct. 28, 2025. [2]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — All Info - H.Res.829 (119th): Recognizing…

  • Form: Simple House resolution; not presented to the President or Senate. Consideration depends on House majority priorities. [5]House Office of Legislative Counsel — HOLC Guide to Legislative Drafting (compa…[6]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation (simple and concurrent resoluti…
  • Status: Introduced 10/24/2025; referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce; three original Democratic cosponsors (Pressley, Norton, Simon). No Republicans listed. [2]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — All Info - H.Res.829 (119th): Recognizing…[7]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — Cosponsors - H.Res.829 (119th)
  • Chamber control: Republicans hold a 220–215 House majority in the 119th Congress; GOP also controls Senate (context, though a simple House resolution does not require Senate action). [1]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Divisions | US House of Representatives:…[8]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Government Since 1857 (Unified GOP contro…
Caucus Likely Position Why / Evidence
House Democrats Broad support Issue framing aligns with caucus pay‑equity agenda; Democrats were unanimously for the Paycheck Fairness Act in 2021 (216–0). [9]Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives — House Roll Call on H.R. 7 (2021 Pa…
House Republicans Institutionally opposed to moving it; a handful of potential crossovers if it reached the floor GOP leadership controls scheduling; business groups that influence GOP have opposed adjacent pay‑equity measures (e.g., Chamber vs. Paycheck Fairness Act). [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…[10]U.S. Chamber of Commerce — U.S. Chamber letter opposing H.R. 7 (Paycheck Fairne…
House GOP seats
220members
House DEM seats
215members
Recorded cosponsors (orig.)
3members
Votes to pass under a special rule (typical floor)
218votes
Votes to pass under suspension (2/3 of 435)
290votes
02 · Section

Key legislators and pivots

Pivotal actors are gatekeepers (committee and floor) plus a small number of plausible GOP crossovers if it ever reached the floor. [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…

  • Tim Walberg (R‑MI) — Chair, Education and Workforce. The resolution sits in his committee; absent his scheduling a markup or signaling support, it stalls. [11]Web search · turn 14 #4[12]Office of Rep. Tim Walberg — Walberg elected Chair of Education & the Workforce…
  • Virginia Foxx (R‑NC) — Chair, Rules Committee. If leadership ever decided to move the measure by special rule, Foxx’s committee would set the terms. Historically, Rules functions as the Speaker’s floor gatekeeper. [13]House Committee on Rules — Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on Rules’ organizati…[3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…
  • Speaker Mike Johnson; Majority Leader Steve Scalise — Control floor time and the weekly schedule; no indication they intend to allocate time to Democratic messaging resolutions like H.Res. 829. [14]Office of the House Majority Leader — Scalise: re‑elected Majority Leader for t…
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R‑PA) — plausible GOP crossover if a vote occurred. He was the only House Republican to vote “yea” on the Paycheck Fairness Act in 2021. [9]Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives — House Roll Call on H.R. 7 (2021 Pa…[15]PolitiFact — PolitiFact: Only one House Republican (Brian Fitzpatrick) voted fo…
03 · Section

Leadership influence and procedural dynamics

Why leadership leverage is decisive in this case. [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…

  • Rules gatekeeping: The Rules Committee (chaired by Foxx) is the mechanism the Speaker uses to control the floor. Without a reported rule or a suspension slot from the Majority Leader, this resolution will not be considered. [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…[13]House Committee on Rules — Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on Rules’ organizati…
  • Committee posture: Education and Workforce (GOP‑led; Walberg chair, Scott ranking) has taken no action beyond referral; committees of jurisdiction can simply not act on minority messaging resolutions. [11]Web search · turn 14 #4[16]Web search · turn 8 #1
  • Scheduling options: (a) Suspension of the rules (two‑thirds threshold) — unlikely path for a partisan‑branded resolution; (b) Special rule — requires leadership blessing and a Rules markup. Both are controlled by the majority. [4]U.S. Government Publishing Office — House Practice (GPO): Suspension of the rul…[17]Web search · turn 15 #0
  • Context signals: The Chamber of Commerce and NFIB have opposed adjacent pay‑equity legislative vehicles (e.g., H.R.7 in 2021), reducing GOP appetite to elevate the issue even in non‑binding form. [10]U.S. Chamber of Commerce — U.S. Chamber letter opposing H.R. 7 (Paycheck Fairne…[18]Web search · turn 13 #3
04 · Section

Assessment: likelihood of passage

Bottom line from a vote‑count and process perspective.

  • House outlook: Low likelihood of floor consideration; therefore, low likelihood of passage. GOP controls a 220–215 majority; Rules and Leadership have shown no movement to schedule Democratic resolutions of this type. Confidence: high. [1]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Divisions | US House of Representatives:…[13]House Committee on Rules — Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on Rules’ organizati…
  • If considered under suspension: Passage would require substantial GOP support to clear two‑thirds — mathematically about 290 votes if all 435 vote — which is implausible given caucus history on pay‑equity roll calls. [4]U.S. Government Publishing Office — House Practice (GPO): Suspension of the rul…[9]Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives — House Roll Call on H.R. 7 (2021 Pa…
  • If considered under a special rule: A simple majority could pass it, and Democrats would likely be united, but the majority controls whether a rule is granted — the core bottleneck. [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…
05 · Section

Sourcing (key documents)

Primary references used for status, control, rules, and precedent votes.

  • H.Res. 829 status, referral, cosponsors, and introduction record. [2]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — All Info - H.Res.829 (119th): Recognizing…[7]Congress.gov (Library of Congress) — Cosponsors - H.Res.829 (119th)[19]Congressional Record via Congress.gov — Congressional Record entry noting intro…
  • House party control and unified‑government context (119th). [1]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Divisions | US House of Representatives:…[8]U.S. House of Representatives — Party Government Since 1857 (Unified GOP contro…
  • Simple‑resolution procedure and presentment. [5]House Office of Legislative Counsel — HOLC Guide to Legislative Drafting (compa…[6]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation (simple and concurrent resoluti…
  • Rules Committee gatekeeping role and current chair. [3]House Committee on Rules — About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping r…[13]House Committee on Rules — Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on Rules’ organizati…
  • Education & Workforce leadership and committee reference. [12]Office of Rep. Tim Walberg — Walberg elected Chair of Education & the Workforce…[20]Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives — Committee on Education and Workfor…
  • Suspension of the rules = two‑thirds vote. [4]U.S. Government Publishing Office — House Practice (GPO): Suspension of the rul…
  • Partisan baseline on pay‑equity roll calls; sole GOP ‘yea’ in 2021. [9]Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives — House Roll Call on H.R. 7 (2021 Pa…[15]PolitiFact — PolitiFact: Only one House Republican (Brian Fitzpatrick) voted fo…
  • Issue context cited in the resolution text (disabled women pay gap). [21]National Women’s Law Center — NWLC factsheet: Disabled women’s wage gap (2023 A…
  • Business‑community opposition to adjacent pay‑equity legislation (signaling). [10]U.S. Chamber of Commerce — U.S. Chamber letter opposing H.R. 7 (Paycheck Fairne…
Sources cited
  1. [1] Party Divisions | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives (119th Congress: 220–215) U.S. House of Representatives
  2. [2] All Info - H.Res.829 (119th): Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
  3. [3] About the House Rules Committee (floor gatekeeping role) House Committee on Rules
  4. [4] House Practice (GPO): Suspension of the rules requires two‑thirds (Rule XV) U.S. Government Publishing Office
  5. [5] HOLC Guide to Legislative Drafting (comparison of forms of legislation) House Office of Legislative Counsel
  6. [6] U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation (simple and concurrent resolutions) U.S. Senate
  7. [7] Cosponsors - H.Res.829 (119th) Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
  8. [8] Party Government Since 1857 (Unified GOP control in 119th) U.S. House of Representatives
  9. [9] House Roll Call on H.R. 7 (2021 Paycheck Fairness Act) — 217–210 Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. [10] U.S. Chamber letter opposing H.R. 7 (Paycheck Fairness Act) U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  11. [11] Web search · turn 14 #4
  12. [12] Walberg elected Chair of Education & the Workforce (119th) Office of Rep. Tim Walberg
  13. [13] Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on Rules’ organizational meeting (119th) House Committee on Rules
  14. [14] Scalise: re‑elected Majority Leader for the 119th Congress (press release) Office of the House Majority Leader
  15. [15] PolitiFact: Only one House Republican (Brian Fitzpatrick) voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act (2021) PolitiFact
  16. [16] Web search · turn 8 #1
  17. [17] Web search · turn 15 #0
  18. [18] Web search · turn 13 #3
  19. [19] Congressional Record entry noting introduction of H.Res. 829 (Oct. 24, 2025) Congressional Record via Congress.gov
  20. [20] Committee on Education and Workforce (membership/ratio) Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  21. [21] NWLC factsheet: Disabled women’s wage gap (2023 ACS) National Women’s Law Center

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