Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · May 18, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
(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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 24, 2017Markup Mar 8, 2017Reported Apr 4, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- May 17, 2017Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 17, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4268-4269)
- May 17, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 653.
- May 17, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4268)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4268, H4269Text printed H4268 | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Steve Russell R-OK | May 17, 2017 |
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
- Mar 16, 2017H.R. 653, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 8, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 13, January 24, 2017, pages H5590, H688.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 136 | Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
Titles 4
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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Age discrimination
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Labor and Employment
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Temporary and part-time employment
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2017Referred in Senate
- May 17, 2017Engrossed in House
- Apr 4, 2017Reported in House
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced 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.
