HR 1588
111th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Language arts
Common Sense English Act
Introduced: March 18, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Common Sense English Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other equal employment opportunity provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to speak English while engaged in work.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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