US Congress House Bill 1905 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Introduced on April 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer (an offer of employment conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry). The bill sets forth positions to which such prohibition shall not apply, such as positions for which prior consideration of criminal history record information is otherwise required by law, positions with law enforcement and national security duties, and positions requiring access to classified information. The bill prohibits agencies from requiring an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal history record information regarding that individual or sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee. The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Compliance, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Defense must: (1) establish procedures for submitting complaints about, and taking actions against, agency employees and contractors for violating such prohibitions and for appealing such an action; and (2) issue regulations to implement this bill. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the requirements of this bill. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Bureau of the Census, must: (1) design and initiate a study on the employment of individuals who are released from federal prison after completing a term of imprisonment for a federal criminal offense, and (2) report to Congress at specified intervals.

Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2017-04-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-04-05	House	Introduced in House

SB842 (Related) 2017-09-25 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1905/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1905/BILLS-115hr1905ih.pdf