HR 983
105th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Age discrimination in employment
Alternative dispute resolution
Civil rights enforcement
Contracts
Disabled
Discrimination against the disabled
Discrimination in employment
Employment of the disabled
Equal pay for equal work
Equality before the law
Families
Family leave
Labor and Employment
Law
Mediation
Minimum wages
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Religion
Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1996
Introduced: March 6, 1997
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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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
Plain-English summary
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.