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HR 3748 102th Congress House

Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act

Official title: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the application of such Act.

Introduced: April 30, 1992 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil procedureDiscrimination in employmentRacial discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 14, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Nov 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Nov 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 12, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 14, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to remove a provision excluding from application of the Act any disparate impact case filed before March 1, 1975, and decided after October 30, 1983. (Wards Cove Packing Co. Inc. v. Atonio, 1989, held that, in cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove an employer had no business necessity for a practice with discriminatory effects.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 30, 1992
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1992
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1992
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 1992
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 22, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 20, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 14, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 14, 1991
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Nov 12, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 12, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 12, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3748: Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3748/
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