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H.R. 4152 (115th)

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017

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Introduced

26 October 2017

Last action

17 November 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Subjects

Environment

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).

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Timeline

  1. 26 October 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 October 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 October 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 November 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Source: Committee

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