United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3975 (102nd)
Equal Remedies Act of 1991
Introduced
26 November 1991
Last action
10 December 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3], Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Richard Neal, Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Equal Remedies Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law relating to damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination to remove provisions limiting the dollar amount of damages awarded for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses and punitive damages.
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Timeline
26 November 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
26 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 November 1991
Sponsors
- Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Nancy Pelosi · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Richard Neal · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/3975
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/3975
- us · 102-hr-3975 · source updated 26 August 2025