S 5218
117th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022
Introduced: December 8, 2022
Introduced by:
Murray, Patty
Democratic
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022
This bill specifies that damages in certain civil rights lawsuits may include all types of compensatory damages, including for emotional harm.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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