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HR 645 113th Congress House

Equal Employment for All Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

Introduced: February 25, 2013 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Consumer creditEmployment discrimination and employee rightsPersonnel records
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 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.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1837 Related bill Equal Employment for All Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 16
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 18, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 12, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 28, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 14, 2014
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jan 7, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 7, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 18, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Feb 13, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Feb 13, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 645: Equal Employment for All Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-645/
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