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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Defense, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HBC3271374B184F1A88E6F3DE984EBECB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Employment for All Act of 2023.
- Section H7D0CAFD8E7C849E2AA813D62032E540E: 2. Use of credit checks prohibited for employment purposes Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b) is amended— in subsection (a)(3)(B),...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Defense, Finance
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Adams, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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