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H.R. 1172 (103rd)

Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act

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Introduced

2 March 1993

Last action

17 March 1993 · Committee

Status

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

Sponsors

Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Hoagland, Peter [D-NE-2], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Hamburg, Dan [D-CA-1], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Kreidler, Mike [D-WA-9], Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]

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Summary

Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to remove a provision excluding from application of the Act any disparate impact case filed before March 1, 1975, and decided after October 30, 1983. (Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, 1989, held that, in cases brought under title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove an employer had no business necessity for a practice with discriminatory effects.)

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Timeline

  1. 2 March 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 March 1993

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E476-477)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 March 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 March 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 4 March 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 March 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 March 1993

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

    Source: Committee

  8. 17 March 1993

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

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