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HR 1200 98th Congress House Labor and Employment Civil Rights and Liberties Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Disabled Discrimination in employment Employment of the handicapped Mentally handicapped Physically handicapped

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make discrimination against handicapped individuals an unlawful employment practice.

Introduced: February 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 2, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act to 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against any individual who is physically or mentally handicapped.

What's happening now February 15, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 22, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1200: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make discrimination against handicapped individuals an unlawful employment practice.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1200/
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"H.R. 1200: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make discrimination against handicapped individuals an unlawful employment practice.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1200/.
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H.R. 1200, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1200/.
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