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HR 6220 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Criminal justice information and records Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Ban the Box Act

Introduced: July 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 26, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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.
Jul 26, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ban the Box Act - Makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's conviction for a criminal offense.

Sets forth exceptions authorizing an employer to seek such information: (1) after a conditional offer for employment has been extended to an applicant, or (2) where the granting of employment may involve an unreasonable risk to the safety of specific individuals or the general public.

Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue rules indentifying factors to be considered by employers in assessing whether an individual's past criminal history poses such an unreasonable risk within defined categories of employment.

Sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices.

What's happening now September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 12, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6220: Ban the Box Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6220/
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"H.R. 6220: Ban the Box Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6220/.
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H.R. 6220, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6220/.
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