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HR 8818 116th Congress House

Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit private employers to deny employment involving debtors in bankruptcy.

Introduced: December 3, 2020 Introduced by: Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 24, 2020
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 Latest action November 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020

This bill prohibits a private employer from denying employment to an individual on the basis that the individual has filed for bankruptcy, has been insolvent during a specified period of time, or has not paid certain dischargeable debt.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
Demings, Val
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8818: Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8818/
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"H.R. 8818: Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8818/.
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H.R. 8818, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8818/.
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