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S. 1837 (113th): Equal Employment for All Act of 2013

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The Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 modifies the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit employers from using consumer credit reports in making hiring or negative job decisions.

Senator Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] introduced the bill with Senators Richard Blumenthal [D-CT], Sherrod Brown [D-OH], Patrick Leahy [D-VT], Edward J. Markey [D-MA], Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH], and Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI], arguing that “This is about basic fairness -- let people compete on the merits, not on whether they already have enough money to pay all their bills.” Maplight.org lists 51 organizations that ...

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Elizabeth Warren

Sponsor. Senator for Massachusetts. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 17, 2013
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Dec 17, 2013
113th Congress, 2013–2015
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on December 17, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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History

Dec 17, 2013
 
Introduced

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Aug 5, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1981 (114th).
Sep 14, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1819 (115th).

S. 1837 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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