HR4161-119

Introduced

To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 26, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Labor, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2941AFB3C001411A847B8051B067F887: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2025.
  • Section HCD97801D78EB45C0A84CBF36D6D562D8: 2. Definitions In this Act— the term future earnings table includes any table or compilation of economic data used to determine, taking into account the median...
  • Section HAF605833557C41FD95D8B02118F0AC6E: 3. Calculations of damages Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court of the United States may award damages to a plaintiff in a civil action using a...
  • Section H16DF4AF66952426182A3CA2D4D776547: 4. Inclusive future earnings tables Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— the Secretary of Labor shall develop guidance for forensic...
  • Section HDDE2971896044223B542E86857C93D05: 5. Study and report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall conduct a study on—...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Labor, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Labor Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 26, 2025

Mr. Casten (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Labor Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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