HR7621-118

Introduced

To prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2024

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 certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Civil Rights, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC64C3E0E1BF845EC9EC79AD6CF4E5C72: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Robot Bosses Act.
  • Section H56CDD2BCC14346D3A40EE81D18ED1504: 2. Definitions For purposes of this Act: The term automated decision system means a system, software, or process that— uses computation, in whole or in part,...
  • Section H29756672B20044ED9E04AD2E63D7545E: 3. Use of an automated decision system by an employer An employer— may not rely exclusively on an automated decision system in making an employment-related...
  • Section H7F4F2397401C48F192D9EBE91869A646: 4. Establishment of Technology and Worker Protection Division There is established in the Department of Labor the Technology and Worker Protection Division....
  • Section HF655A3156BDE42AF83C106338525F5B0: 5. Regulations Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Civil Rights, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Civil Rights Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2024

Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Deluzio) 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
Government Operations Civil Rights Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"employer" §H56CDD2BCC14346D3A40EE81D18ED1504

any person who is— a covered employer who is not described in any other subclause of this clause

"covered individual" §H9357CA2652A84D9DB266E13FF08FD9BD

a covered individual— described in section 2(4)(A) (other than covered individuals described in clauses (iii) through (v) of such section)

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