HR 321 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Consumer credit Employment discrimination and employee rights Personnel records

Equal Employment for All Act

Introduced: January 19, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Jan 19, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jan 19, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.

Makes exceptions to such prohibition for employment: (1) which requires a national security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clearance; (2) with a state or local government agency which otherwise requires use of a consumer report; or (3) in a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.

What's happening now March 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

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