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HR 983 105th Congress House

Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1996

Official title: To amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment discriminati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 1997 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination in employmentAlternative dispute resolutionCivil rights enforcementContracts
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DisabledDiscrimination against the disabledDiscrimination in employmentEmployment of the disabledEqual pay for equal workEquality before the lawFamiliesFamily leaveLabor and EmploymentLawMediationMinimum wagesMinoritiesRacial discriminationReligionReligious libertySex discrimination in employmentSick leaveSocial WelfareWomen
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Mar 6, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E407-408)
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1996 - Amends specified Federal civil rights statutes (including title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the equal pay requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) to prevent the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 28, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 26, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 24, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 12, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 10, 1997
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 10, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 21, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 6, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 6, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 6, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 983: Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1996. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-983/
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