Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 7, 2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 11, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 35 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed414–0 | Jan 11, 2016 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2015 to Jul 29, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 28, 2015 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 28, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 29, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2015Markup Oct 9, 2015Reported Dec 18, 2015 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
- Sep 6, 2016Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jan 12, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Jan 11, 2016Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 11, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H255-257)
- Jan 11, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3231.
- Jan 11, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 11, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H258)
- Jan 11, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H255)
- Jan 11, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 11, 2016The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 18, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-383.
- Dec 18, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289.
- Oct 9, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 9, 2015Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5301 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5290 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 6, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H255–H258Text printed H255Recorded votes H258enact | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Grace Meng D-NY, Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Jan 11, 2016 |
| House | Lists H5590H.R. 3231–3272 | — | Jul 28, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 5, 2015H.R. 3231, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 9, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 120, July 28, 2015, page H5590.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-36 | EPA MISMANAGEMENT, PART II286 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jul 29, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2480 | Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Age discrimination
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Temporary and part-time employment
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jan 12, 2016Received in Senate
- Jan 11, 2016Engrossed in House
- Dec 18, 2015Reported in House
- Jul 28, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
