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Pending Legislation That May Impact EEOC:

Tracked and monitored legislation that impacts:

  • S 3256- End Pay Discrimination through Information Act 06/04/12, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s3256
    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to improve non-retaliation provisions relating to equal pay requirements
  • S 788- Fair Pay Act of 2011 04/12/2011, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s788

    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race or national origin, and for other purposes
  • S 797- Paycheck Fairness Act 04/12/2011, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s797

    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes
  • S 811- Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 04/13/2011, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s811
    A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
  • S 987- Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 05/12/2011, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s987
    A bill to amend Title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration
  • S 1186- Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 06/13/2011, Sen. Jefferson Sessions, R-Ala
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s1186
    A bill to amend chapter 1 of Title 9, United States Code, to establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses in contracts
  • S 2189- Protecting Older Workers against Discrimination Act 03/13/2012, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s2189
    A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for federal and anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation claims, and for other purposes
  • S 2323- Fiscal 2013 Commerce- Justice- Science Appropriations 04/19/2012, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s2323
    An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept 30,2013, and for other purposes
  • HR 1113- Fair Employment Act 03/16/2011, Sen. Henry Johnson, D-Ga
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1113
    A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of unemployment status
  • HR 1397- Employment Non-Discrimination Act 04/06/2011, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1397
    A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
  • HR 1493- Fair Pay Act of 2011 04/12/2011, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1493
    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race or national origin, and for other purposes
  • HR 1519- Paycheck Fairness Act 04/13/2011, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1519
    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes
  • HR 1873- Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 05/12/2011, Rep. Henry Johnson, D-Ga
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1873
    A bill to amend Title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration
  • HR 2153- Truth in Employment Act of 2011 06/13/2011, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr2153
    A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights
  • HR 2501- Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 07/12/2011, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr2501
    A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment
  • HR 5326- Fiscal 2013 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations 05/02/2012, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr5326
    A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013, and for other purposes
  • HR 5978- Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act 06/21/2012, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT
    http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr5978
    A bill to restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

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