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HR 646 113th Congress House

Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide additional protections for debtors from discrimination by private employers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2013 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to prohibit private employers from denying employment to: (1) an individual who is or has been a debtor under either the bankruptcy code or the Bankruptcy Act, or (2) an individual associated with such debtor or bankrupt.

Eliminates from such prohibition the limitation applying it to a denial or termination of employment solely on the basis of debtor status (thus applying the prohibition to any case in which debtor status is not the sole basis for discrimination).


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 646: Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-646/
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