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Civil Rights Act of 1997

Introduced: June 23, 1997 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 1997
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.
Jun 23, 1997
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jun 23, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6097-6098)
Jun 23, 1997
Introduced in Senate
 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 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 June 24, 1997

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.