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Equal Employment for All Act of 2017

Introduced: September 14, 2017 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Equal Employment for All Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit an employer from using a consumer report containing credit information for either employment purposes or for making an adverse employment action.

The bill makes exceptions to the 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.


What's happening now September 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 14, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 14, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 14, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 14, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 14, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Sep 14, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 14, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 14, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1819: Equal Employment for All Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1819/
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"S. 1819: Equal Employment for All Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1819/.
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S. 1819, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1819/.
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