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S 1981 114th Congress Senate

Equal Employment for All Act of 2015

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: August 5, 2015 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 5, 2015
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 Latest action August 5, 2015

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 2015

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.


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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 8, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 5, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 5, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 5, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 5, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 5, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 5, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 5, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Aug 5, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 5, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 5, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 5, 2015
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