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HR 2698 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Employee hiring Law enforcement administration and funding Personnel records State and local government operations

Workforce Justice Act of 2023

Introduced: April 18, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in House
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Workforce Justice Act of 2023

This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.

Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from

  • requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record,
  • asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and
  • conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer.
What's happening now April 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2698: Workforce Justice Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2698/
MLA
"H.R. 2698: Workforce Justice Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2698/.
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H.R. 2698, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2698/.
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[H.R. 2698: Workforce Justice Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2698/)
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