United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1543 (108th)
Civil Rights and Employee Investigation Clarification Act
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 April 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 April 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 April 2003
Sponsors
- Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- ED ROYCE · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
- Bill Shuster · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1543
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1543
- us · 108-hr-1543 · source updated 18 August 2025