[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 549 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 549

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC 
  to approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2015

 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Rokita, and Mr. Hudson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC 
  to approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation, 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 ``Litigation Oversight Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF EEOC LITIGATION COMMENCEMENT OR INTERVENTION.

    Section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-4) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l)(1) The Commission shall approve or disapprove by majority 
vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in litigation 
involving multiple plaintiffs, or an allegation of systemic 
discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination.
    ``(2) A member of the Commission shall have the power to require 
the Commission to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the 
Commission shall commence or intervene in any litigation.
    ``(3) Neither the Commission nor a member of the Commission may 
delegate the authority provided under paragraph (1) or (2) to any other 
person.
    ``(4) Not later than 30 days after the Commission commences or 
intervenes in litigation pursuant to approval under this subsection, 
the Commission shall post and maintain the following information on its 
public website with respect to the litigation:
            ``(A) The court in which the case was brought.
            ``(B) The name and case number of the case.
            ``(C) The nature of the allegation.
            ``(D) The causes of action brought.
            ``(E) Each Commissioner's vote on commencing or intervening 
        in the litigation.
    ``(5) The Commission shall issue, in a manner consistent with 
section 713, procedural regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
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