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S. 1837 - Equal Employment for All Act of 2013

Labor and employment. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill 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 referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Equal Employment for All Act of 2013

S. 1837 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill 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
A bill 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 of 2013
  • Equal Employment for All Act of 2013
Sponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Consumer credit
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Personnel records
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced12/17/2013
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced12/17/2013
12/17/2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
12/17/2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
12/17/2013Introduced in Senate
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Women's issues
Democratic/Liberal
Federal employees unions
Gay & lesbian rights & issues
Minority/Ethnic Groups
State & local govt employee unions
Commercial service unions
General commercial unions
Health & welfare policy
Labor Unions
Human Rights
Consumer groups
$7,183,719
$39,250
$10,626,250
$1,285,123
$814,776
$399,280
$267,015
$610,020
$8,650
$919,785
$507,700
$424,945
$23,086,513
$0
48 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
48 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Equal Employment for All Act of 2013

48 organizations supported this bill

9to5
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
AFL-CIO
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American Association for Affirmative Action
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American Association of People with Disabilities
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American Federation of Government Employees
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Americans for Financial Reform
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Asian American Justice Center
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Black Women's Roundtable
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for Community Change
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Center for Law and Social Policy
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Consumer Action
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Demos
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Disability Rights Legal Center
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Job Opportunities Task Force
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Legal Action Center
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
MFY Legal Services
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Association of Consumer Advocates
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Black Justice Coalition
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Council of La Raza
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Council on Independent Living
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Employment Law Project
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Employment Lawyers Association
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Fair Housing Alliance
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Network to End Domestic Violence
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Organization for Women
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Partnership for Women & Families
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Women's Law Center
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
National Workrights Institute
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
New Economy Project
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
New York Legal Assistance Group
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
PolicyLink
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (n.d.). Sign On: Support Elizabeth Warren's Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved February 28, 2014, from Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Public Citizen
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Public Justice Center
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Service Employees International Union
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
U.S. PIRG
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
UNITE HERE
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Wider Opportunities for Women
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Women Employed
undersigned organizations (2013, December 3). Become an Original Cosponsor of The Equal Employment for All Act. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 113th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$8,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$31,250$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,784,806$0
John BarrassoRWY$18,500$0
Max BaucusDMT$13,500$0
Mark BegichDAK$435,436$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$254,079$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$87,050$0
Roy BluntRMO$12,800$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$195,725$0
John BoozmanRAR$9,250$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,477,149$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$938,586$0
Richard BurrRNC$500$0
Maria CantwellDWA$112,908$0
Ben CardinDMD$118,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$58,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$150,033$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$17,250$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$1,000$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$10,100$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$50,750$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$225,564$0
Bob CorkerRTN$13,500$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$2,000$0
Ted CruzRTX$-700$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$174,769$0
Dick DurbinDIL$113,893$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$298,443$0
Deb FischerRNE$21,250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$6,450$0
Al FrankenDMN$349,822$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,388,954$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$10,300$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$8,050$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$1,002,452$0
Tom HarkinDIA$23,183$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$18,850$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$307,312$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$286,481$0
Dean HellerRNV$5,000$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$590,216$0
John HoevenRND$6,650$0
Jim InhofeROK$5,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,500$0
Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$8,300$0
Tim KaineDVA$794,643$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$39,915$0
Mark KirkRIL$29,970$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$292,823$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$449,466$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$94,475$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$145,865$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$320,690$0
John McCainRAZ$17,500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,468,018$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$12,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$116,950$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$163,975$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$171,408$0
Jerry MoranRKS$16,600$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,777$0
Chris MurphyDCT$480,509$0
Patty MurrayDWA$683,570$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$148,744$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
Rob PortmanROH$11,040$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$192,545$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$40,850$0
Harry ReidDNV$246,543$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$5,439$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$13,500$0
Marco RubioRFL$16,750$0
Bernie SandersIVT$321,930$0
Brian SchatzDHI$101,181$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$161,753$0
Tim ScottRSC$9,000$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,007,142$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$4,000$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$486,831$0
Jon TesterDMT$412,918$0
John ThuneRSD$10,000$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$11,500$0
Mark UdallDCO$414,222$0
Tom UdallDNM$146,239$0
David VitterRLA$1,000$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$118,814$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$3,096,500$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$80,957$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$58,150$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$8,200$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$31,250$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,784,806$0
John BarrassoRWY$18,500$0
Max BaucusDMT$13,500$0
Mark BegichDAK$435,436$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$254,079$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$87,050$0
Roy BluntRMO$12,800$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$195,725$0
John BoozmanRAR$9,250$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,477,149$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$938,586$0
Richard BurrRNC$500$0
Maria CantwellDWA$112,908$0
Ben CardinDMD$118,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$58,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$150,033$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$17,250$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$1,000$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$10,100$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$50,750$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$225,564$0
Bob CorkerRTN$13,500$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$2,000$0
Ted CruzRTX$-700$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$174,769$0
Dick DurbinDIL$113,893$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$298,443$0
Deb FischerRNE$21,250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$6,450$0
Al FrankenDMN$349,822$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,388,954$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$10,300$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$8,050$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$1,002,452$0
Tom HarkinDIA$23,183$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$18,850$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$307,312$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$286,481$0
Dean HellerRNV$5,000$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$590,216$0
John HoevenRND$6,650$0
Jim InhofeROK$5,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$8,500$0
Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$8,300$0
Tim KaineDVA$794,643$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$39,915$0
Mark KirkRIL$29,970$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$292,823$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$449,466$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$94,475$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$145,865$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$320,690$0
John McCainRAZ$17,500$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,468,018$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$12,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$116,950$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$163,975$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$171,408$0
Jerry MoranRKS$16,600$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,777$0
Chris MurphyDCT$480,509$0
Patty MurrayDWA$683,570$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$148,744$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
Rob PortmanROH$11,040$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$192,545$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$40,850$0
Harry ReidDNV$246,543$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$5,439$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$13,500$0
Marco RubioRFL$16,750$0
Bernie SandersIVT$321,930$0
Brian SchatzDHI$101,181$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$161,753$0
Tim ScottRSC$9,000$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,007,142$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$4,000$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$486,831$0
Jon TesterDMT$412,918$0
John ThuneRSD$10,000$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$11,500$0
Mark UdallDCO$414,222$0
Tom UdallDNM$146,239$0
David VitterRLA$1,000$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$118,814$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$3,096,500$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$80,957$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$58,150$0

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$ Donated
Women's issues$10,626,250
Democratic/Liberal$7,183,719
Federal employees unions$1,285,123
Gay & lesbian rights & issues$919,785
Minority/Ethnic Groups$814,776
State & local govt employee unions$610,020
Commercial service unions$507,700
General commercial unions$424,945
Health & welfare policy$399,280
Labor Unions$267,015
Human Rights$39,250
Consumer groups$8,650

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