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H.R. 1543 (108th)

Civil Rights and Employee Investigation Clarification Act

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Introduced

1 April 2003

Last action

10 April 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Sponsors

Pete Sessions, Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], ED ROYCE, Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], JOHN DUNCAN, Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], James McGovern, F. SENSENBRENNER, CAROLYN MALONEY, Bill Shuster, Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

18 August 2025

Summary

Civil Rights and Employee Investigation Clarification Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from its disclosure requirements certain communications: (1) made in connection with an employer's investigation of employee workplace misconduct, or of compliance with Federal, State, or local laws and regulations, the rules of a self-regulatory organization, or any pre-existing written policies of the employer; (2) not made for the purpose of investigating a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; and (3) not provided to any person except the employer (or employer's agent), any Federal, State, or local officer, agency, or department, any self-regulatory organization with regulatory authority over the employer's or employee's activities, or as otherwise required by law.

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Timeline

  1. 1 April 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 April 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 April 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 April 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

    Source: Committee

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