Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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 8, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016
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 has 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).
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2016 to Sep 6, 2016; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 18, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 18, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 6, 2016 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2016 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2016 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 8, 2016 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2016 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2016 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jul 22, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jul 8, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 8, 2016Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 110, July 8, 2016, page H4574.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3089 | Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2016 |
| HR 4152 | Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 17, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Age discrimination
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congressional officers and employees
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Genetics
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Smithsonian Institution
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2016Introduced 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.
