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H.R. 5259 (97th)
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 relating to nondiscrimination in employment by the House of Representatives.
Original
Introduced
16 December 1981
Last action
29 January 1982 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6], Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Amends title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Equal Employment Opportunity) to extend the prohibition against discrimination to employees of the House of Representatives.
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Timeline
16 December 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/5259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/5259
- us · 97-hr-5259 · source updated 21 July 2025