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This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for:- establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and
- rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination.
- Authorizes civil actions in federal court for discrimination based on disability.
- Repeals provisions limiting the amount of compensatory and punitive damages that may be awarded in cases of intentional discrimination in employment.
- Revises provisions governing discrimination in the payment of wages, including equal pay requirements.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2.
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Headline: Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements
(Score: 1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Republicans
participating in 2008-S2554 |
Independents
participating in 2008-S2554 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
45
Republicans:
0
Independents:
0 |
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