United States 116th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 8698 — Justice for All Act of 2020

Last action — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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Summary

Reaffirms the availability of discrimination claims under specified civil rights statutes based on disparate impact. Specifically, the bill restores and expands protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The bill, among other things prohibits actions which have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent; prohibits the use of compelled arbitration clauses; eliminates qualified immunity for government employees and prohibits racial and gender profiling in police investigations; awards victims of disparate impact discrimination compensation and attorney's fees; and defines sex for purposes of civil rights to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

  2. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

  3. Introduced in House

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Subjects

public-safety housing civil-rights labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 8698 do?
Reaffirms the availability of discrimination claims under specified civil rights statutes based on disparate impact. Specifically, the bill restores and expands protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The bill, among other things prohibits actions which have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent; prohibits the use of compelled arbitration clauses; eliminates qualified immunity for government employees and prohibits racial and gender profiling in police investigations; awards victims of disparate impact discrimination compensation and attorney's fees; and defines sex for purposes of civil rights to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.
Who sponsors HR 8698?
HR 8698 is sponsored by Rashida Tlaib (D).
What is the current status of HR 8698?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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