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A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.

USA115th CongressS-2019| Senate 
| Updated: 10/26/2017
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (5)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).
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Timeline
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4152
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • October 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4152: To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.
Age discriminationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian Institution

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.

USA115th CongressS-2019| Senate 
| Updated: 10/26/2017
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).
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Timeline
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4152
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • October 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (5)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4152: To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Age discriminationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional officers and employeesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian Institution