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HR 872 106th Congress House

Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1999

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: March 17, 1999 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination in employmentAlternative dispute resolutionCivil rights enforcementDisabled
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Discrimination against the disabledDiscrimination in employmentEmployment of the disabledEqual pay for equal workEquality before the lawFamiliesFamily leaveHealthLabor and EmploymentLabor contractsLawMediationMinimum wagesMinoritiesRacial discrimination
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Mar 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 10, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 25, 1999
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 1999
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.
Feb 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287)
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 Latest action March 19, 1999

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1999 - 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 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 14, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 25, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 25, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 17, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 17, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 17, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 10, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 9, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 9, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 2, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 872: Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-872/
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