S 1819
115th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017
Introduced: September 14, 2017
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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