3.0.0 8698 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z House HR 2020-10-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 185 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TLAIB:H.R. 8698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.[Page H5711]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-27T14:02:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-27T14:02:30Z FAIR Act 116 1423 HR 2019-09-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Customer Non-Discrimination Act 116 2687 HR 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act 116 610 S 2019-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-10-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-10-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 N K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2020-10-27 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-10-27 True Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Consumer credit Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Disability and health-based discrimination Elementary and secondary education Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Government liability Higher education Housing discrimination Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Legal fees and court costs Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2020-10-27 Introduced in House 2021-01-14T20:01:50Z Justice for All Act of 2020

This bill 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.
]]> Justice for All Act of 2020 Display Title Justice for All Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Justice for All Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8698ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8698ih.xml 2020-10-27 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. 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.