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Civil Rights Act of 1997

Introduced: June 17, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 6, 1997

Tabled by Committee by Yeas and Nays: 17-9.

Nov 6, 1997

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 9, 1997

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Jul 9, 1997

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 26, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

Jun 26, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Jun 23, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Jun 17, 1997

Referred to House Oversight

Jun 17, 1997

Referred to House Government Reform

Jun 17, 1997

Referred to House Education and the Workforce

Jun 17, 1997

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 17, 1997

Referred to House Judiciary

Jun 17, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights Act of 1997 - Prohibits discrimination or preferences in Federal employment and contracting and other Federal programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. Prohibits requiring or encouraging any Federal contractor or subcontractor to so discriminate or grant a preference.

Declares that this Act does not prohibit or limit encouraging contract bidding, recruiting employees, encouraging participation in other programs or activities or requiring or encouraging Federal contractors, subcontractors, or recipients of Federal licenses or financial assistance to so recruit or encourage, if the recruiting or encouraging does not involve granting a preference. Prohibits construing this Act to prohibit or limit: (1) any act designed to benefit historically Black colleges or universities; or (2) any action under a Federal law or treaty relating to the Indian tribes. Declares that this Act does not: (1) prohibit or limit employment classifications based on sex if sex is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to normal operation or the classification is applied regarding an armed forces member.

Allows any aggrieved person to obtain, in a civil action, appropriate relief (including back pay). Requires awarding a prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees as part of the costs.

What's happening now November 6, 1997

Tabled by Committee by Yeas and Nays: 17-9.

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