H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act
- Sponsor:
- Steve Cohen
- Summary:
- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Equal Employment for All Act
H.R. 3149 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Summary
- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.
- Other Titles
- Equal Employment for All Act
- Sponsor
- Steve Cohen
- Co-Sponsors
- Gwen Moore
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Bob Filner
- Nick J. Rahall II
- Donna M. Christensen
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Loretta Sanchez
- Jerrold Nadler
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Donna F. Edwards
- Kendrick Meek
- James P. McGovern
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Al Green
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Bobby L. Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- José E. Serrano
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Judy Chu
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Danny K. Davis
- Betty Sutton
- Michael M. Honda
- Diane Watson
- Robert A. Brady
- Michael H. Michaud
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Edolphus Towns
- John Lewis
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Bruce L. Braley
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Subjects
- Labor and employment
- Consumer credit
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Personnel records
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/09/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/09/2009 7/09/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 9/23/2010 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Minority/Ethnic Groups | $1,239,394 |
General commercial unions | $1,110,500 |
Human Rights | $19,400 |
Consumer groups | $500 |
$2,369,794 |
opposed this bill
Hospitals | $5,606,763 |
Schools & colleges | $4,725,507 |
Business services | $3,694,275 |
Auto dealers, new & used | $3,236,489 |
Restaurants & drinking establishments | $3,176,850 |
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $2,636,897 |
Credit agencies & finance companies | $2,477,238 |
Food stores | $1,323,218 |
Health, Education & Human Resources | $772,231 |
Retail trade | $594,649 |
Security services | $563,810 |
Small business associations | $344,168 |
General business associations | $258,400 |
Manufacturing | $250,520 |
Landscaping & Excavation Svcs | $208,455 |
Chambers of commerce | $137,250 |
International trade associations | $6,118 |
$30,012,838 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 13 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org