US SB1819 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit an employer from using a consumer report containing credit information for either employment purposes or for making an adverse employment action. The bill makes exceptions to the prohibition when: (1) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires a national security clearance, or (2) a consumer report is otherwise required by law.
Title
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Subjects
Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Finance and financial sector
Personnel records
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Finance and financial sector
Personnel records
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1819/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1819/BILLS-115s1819is.pdf |
