Lily Ledbetter Bill Update

According to the New York Times:

Seizing on an issue that resonated in the 2008 campaign, the House is set to vote on the Lily Ledbetter bill, named for the Alabama woman whose pay discrimination complaint was rejected by the Supreme Court because it was not filed within six months of her being treated unfairly – even though she didn’t know it at the time.

The bill was stalled by Senate Republicans last year and Ms. Ledbetter set out on the campaign trail, working on behalf President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats. The bill passed the House easily last year and fell just three votes short of overcoming a Republican filibuster. But with the changed makeup of the Senate, its approval is certain since some of its opponents have retired.