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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 6293.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the ConstitutionArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution[Page H6107]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Fair SHARE Act of 2016 or the Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016</b></p> <p> This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's salary history.</p> <p> An exception is established authorizing an employer to seek such information in a case in which the employer has made an offer of employment, including the compensation amount, to the applicant and the applicant volunteers such information and provides written authorization to the employer authorizing the employer to verify such information</p> <p> The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue rules relating to such exception.</p> <p> Enforcement procedures and remedies are set forth under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices.</p>]]></text>
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