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HR 6293 114th Congress House Labor and Employment

Fair SHARE Act of 2016

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sep 28, 2016
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.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair SHARE Act of 2016 or the Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016

This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's salary history.

An exception is established authorizing an employer to seek such information in a case in which the employer has made an offer of employment, including the compensation amount, to the applicant and the applicant volunteers such information and provides written authorization to the employer authorizing the employer to verify such information

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue rules relating to such exception.

Enforcement procedures and remedies are set forth 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 October 21, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6293: Fair SHARE Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6293/
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"H.R. 6293: Fair SHARE Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6293/.
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