HR 7191 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Workforce Justice Act of 2020

Introduced Jun 11, 2020 Originated House Sponsor David J. Trone D-MD

Latest action · Jun 11, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

IntroducedJun 11, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Workforce Justice Act of 2020

This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.

Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from

requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record,
asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and
conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Maxine Waters	Original	Jun 11, 2020
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown		Jun 15, 2020
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Jun 15, 2020
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Jun 15, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Jun 15, 2020
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Jun 15, 2020
D-OH	Joyce Beatty		Jun 15, 2020
D-CA	Karen Bass		Jun 15, 2020
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott		Jun 15, 2020
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch		Jun 15, 2020
D-MN	Dean Phillips		Jun 24, 2020
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle		Jun 24, 2020
D-MA	Lori Trahan		Jun 24, 2020
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge		Jun 24, 2020
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Jun 24, 2020
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Jun 24, 2020
D-TX	Veronica Escobar		Jun 24, 2020
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Jul 24, 2020
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez		Jul 24, 2020
D-IN	André Carson		Jul 24, 2020
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		Jul 24, 2020
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Jul 24, 2020
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Jul 24, 2020
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Jul 24, 2020
D-MN	Ilhan Omar		Jul 24, 2020
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		Jul 24, 2020
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		Jul 24, 2020
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Jul 24, 2020
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas		Jul 24, 2020
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier		Nov 12, 2020
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal		Nov 12, 2020
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney		Nov 12, 2020

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 108, June 11, 2020, page H2391.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1598	Workforce Justice Act of 2021	Reintroduced Bill	May 18, 2021

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to condition eligibility for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Workforce Justice Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House

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