H.R. 5129 - Civil Rights Act of 2008
- Sponsor:
- John Lewis
- Summary:
- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Civil Rights Act of 2008
H.R. 5129 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.
- Other Titles
- Civil Rights Act of 2008
- Equal Remedies Act of 2008
- Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act of 2008
- Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2008
- Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act
- Workers' Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights Restoration Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- John Lewis
- Co-Sponsors
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- James P. McGovern
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Hilda Solis
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- André Carson
- Robert E. Andrews
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Barbara Lee
- Al Green
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- José E. Serrano
- Steve Cohen
- Betty Sutton
- Albert Wynn
- Howard L. Berman
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Civil rights
- Actions and defenses
- Age discrimination
- Aged
- Airline passenger traffic
- Alien labor
- Civil rights enforcement
- Damages
- Disabled
- Discrimination against the disabled
- Discrimination in education
- Discrimination in employment
- Education
- Employee rights
- Expert witnesses
- Government employees
- Government liability
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Labor
- Labor contracts
- Law
- Legal fees
- Mediation
- Minimum wages
- Pay equity
- Punitive damages
- Sex discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- State and local government
- State employees
- Transportation
- Transportation and the disabled
- Veterans
- Veterans' employment
- Wage restitution
- Wages
- Women
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/23/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/23/2008 1/23/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E73) 1/23/2008 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. 1/23/2008 Referred to House Judiciary 1/23/2008 Referred to House Education and Labor 1/23/2008 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 1/24/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. 2/04/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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