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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 See on congress.gov
 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
 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.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

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

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