HR 1113 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Fair Employment Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 16, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 16, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Employment Act of 2011 - Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add unemployment status to the categories of prohibited discrimination.

Defines "unemployment status" as being unemployed, having actively looked for employment during the then most recent four-week period, and currently being available for employment.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2011 to Feb 1, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-MIHansen ClarkeOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 16, 2011
D-INAndré CarsonMar 17, 2011
D-CABob FilnerMar 17, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 17, 2011
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonMar 17, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 17, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 17, 2011
D-TXAl GreenMar 29, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 29, 2011
D-PAChaka FattahMar 29, 2011
D-NJDonald M. PayneMar 29, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMar 29, 2011
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 29, 2011
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 29, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkMar 29, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreMar 29, 2011
D-CAJoe BacaMar 29, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 29, 2011
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeMar 29, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMar 29, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaMar 29, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 30, 2011
D-HIColleen HanabusaMar 31, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 31, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 31, 2011
D-OHBetty SuttonApr 5, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisApr 5, 2011
D-NMMartin HeinrichApr 5, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuApr 6, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 8, 2011
D-CAKaren BassApr 12, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 5, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 11, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresMay 24, 2011
D-MABarney FrankJul 6, 2011
D-CASam FarrJul 6, 2011
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 12, 2011
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyAug 1, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 13, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonSep 13, 2011
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOct 31, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 1, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 16, 2011
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Apr 4, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Mar 16, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Mar 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1906.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 112-877TALES FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE: BARRIERS FACING THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED77 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeDec 8, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of unemployment status.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fair Employment Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2011Introduced in House

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