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S 1837 113th Congress Senate

Equal Employment for All Act of 2013

Official title: A bill 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: December 17, 2013 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Consumer creditEmployment discrimination and employee rightsPersonnel records
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Dec 17, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 17, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8916)
Dec 17, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 17, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 - 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 when: (1) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires a national security clearance; or (2) a consumer report is otherwise required by law.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 645 Related bill Equal Employment for All Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 23, 2014
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 11, 2014
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 8, 2014
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2014
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 20, 2013
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 19, 2013
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 18, 2013
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 17, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 17, 2013
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 17, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1837: Equal Employment for All Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1837/
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