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S. 995 (95th): A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Mar 15, 1977
95th Congress (1977–1978)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 31, 1978

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 31, 1978.

Law
Pub.L. 95-555
Sponsor

Harrison Williams

Senator for New Jersey

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Oct 31, 1978

Cosponsors

31 Cosponsors (23 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov

History

Mar 15, 1977
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Jul 6, 1977
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Sep 16, 1977
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

Jul 18, 1978
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.

Oct 31, 1978
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Oct 31, 1978
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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S. 995 (95th) 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.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 995. This is the one from the 95th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 95th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1977 to Oct 15, 1978. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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