3.0.0 3232 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z House HR 2015-07-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUMMINGS:H.R. 3232.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H5590]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-16T21:22:02Z Referred to 2015-07-28T14:00:10Z 2015-11-16 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2015-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2015-07-28 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2015-07-28 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-07-29 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination Civil actions and liability Disability and health-based discrimination Employment discrimination and employee rights Government liability Racial and ethnic relations Religion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2015-07-28 Introduced in House 2015-08-24T20:00:49Z Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015

Prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this Act.

Authorizes federal courts to grant legal and equitable relief.

Prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this Act.

]]> Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3232ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3232ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.