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S. 2480 114th Congress Senate

Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 2016 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Age discriminationDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Racial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTemporary and part-time employment
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 2, 2016
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 Latest action February 2, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015

This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3231 Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2480: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2480/
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"S. 2480: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2480/.
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S. 2480, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2480/.
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