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To protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination.

USA115th CongressHR-651| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Elijah E. Cummings

Elijah E. Cummings

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (3)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this bill.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Age discriminationCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment liabilityRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employment

To protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination.

USA115th CongressHR-651| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this bill.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Elijah E. Cummings

Elijah E. Cummings

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (3)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Age discriminationCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment liabilityRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employment