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HR 781 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Affirmative action programs Civil Rights and Liberties Civil service employment Discrimination in employment Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal employees Federal employees and officials Labor and Employment Minorities in the civil service

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Amendments of 1985

Introduced: January 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Apr 3, 1985
Executive Comment Received From GAO.
Mar 14, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM, GAO, EEOC.
Mar 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to authorize the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to request a head of a Federal agency, department, or unit to appear before the Commission and explain the reason for failing to submit an equal employment opportunity plan. Directs the Commission, after an opportunity for a hearing, to order such agency, department, or unit to submit a plan. Requires the Commission to enforce compliance with such order.

Authorizes the Commission to initiate, through the appropriate agency head, disciplinary action, including the withholding of pay, against any officer or employee responsible for failure to comply with an order.

States that the equal employment opportunity plans shall include the numerical employment goals established by such agency, department, or unit in its minority recruitment program and that each agency should establish numerical employment goals for the purpose of complying with affirmative action plans.

What's happening now April 5, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 781: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Amendments of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-781/
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