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H.R. 271 (96th)
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide increased protection to employees' religious observances and practices.
Introduced
15 January 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of religion, unless the employer can demonstrate that accommodation of an employee's religious practices is not possible without severe pecuniary or other material loss.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/271
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/271