3.0.0 6417 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z House HR 2016-12-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 6417.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 and the 14th Amendment[Page H7119]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-22T18:05:05Z Referred to 2016-12-01T15:00:05Z Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 114 3489 S 2016-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2016-12-22 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-12-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2016-12-01 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-12-07 False C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2016-12-07 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2016-12-07 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2016-12-07 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Economic theory Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wages and earnings Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2016-12-01 Introduced in House 2016-12-07T19:17:57Z Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016

This bill prohibits courts from awarding damages to plaintiffs in civil actions using a calculation for projected future earning potential that takes into account a plaintiff's race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.

The Department of Labor must develop guidance for economists to develop future earnings tables that do not rely on such factors. Labor and the Department of Justice must develop guidance for states on how to calculate future earnings in state tort proceedings in a manner that is free of such biases.

The Judicial Conference of the United States must report on damages awarded under federal law for personal injury, employment discrimination, tort damages, and cases involving protected classes of individuals sharing a common characteristic or identity who are legally protected against discrimination. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts must submit recommendations to ensure that future earnings calculations that take into account age and disability do not conflict with federal equal protection laws.

The Federal Judicial Center must train federal judges on how to implement this bill.

]]> Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 Display Title Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6417ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6417ih.xml 2016-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.