US Congress House Bill 6293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-10-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair SHARE Act of 2016 Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016 This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's salary history. An exception is established authorizing an employer to seek such information in a case in which the employer has made an offer of employment, including the compensation amount, to the applicant and the applicant volunteers such information and provides written authorization to the employer authorizing the employer to verify such information The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue rules relating to such exception. Enforcement procedures and remedies are set forth under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices.

Fair SHARE Act of 2016 Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016

Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2016-09-28	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2016-09-28	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2016-09-28	House	Referred to House Administration
2016-09-28	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-09-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
2016-09-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6293/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6293/BILLS-114hr6293ih.pdf