US Congress House Bill 537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social Networking Online Protection Act - Prohibits employers from: (1) requiring or requesting that an employee or applicant for employment provide a user name, password, or any other means for accessing a private email account or personal account on a social networking website; or (2) discharging, disciplining, discriminating against, denying employment or promotion to, or threatening to take any such action against any employee or applicant who refuses to provide such information, files a compliant or institutes a proceeding under this Act, or testifies in any such proceeding. Sets forth, with respect to employer violations of this Act: (1) civil penalities; (2) the authority of the Secretary of Labor to bring injunctive actions; and (3) the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to provide legal or equitable relief including employment, reinstatement, promotion, and payment of lost wages and benefits. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit certain institutions of higher education and local educational agencies from requesting such password or account information from students or potential students. Prohibits denial of admission, suspension, expulsion, and other discipline or discrimination against students who decline to provide such information, file a complaint, institute a proceeding, or testify in any related proceeding.

Social Networking Online Protection Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2013-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/537/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr537/BILLS-113hr537ih.pdf