[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 646 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 646

   To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide additional 
 protections for debtors from discrimination by private employers, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2013

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide additional 
 protections for debtors from discrimination by private employers, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination 
Enhancement Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 525(b) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``deny employment to,'' after ``may'', and
            (2) by striking ``solely''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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