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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 · Washington See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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 December 8, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 8, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 8, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 8, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 8, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 8, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 8, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5218: Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5218/
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"S. 5218: Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5218/.
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S. 5218, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5218/.
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