United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8698 (116th)
Justice for All Act of 2020
Introduced
27 October 2020
Last action
27 October 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Subjects
Housing, Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Justice for All Act of 2020 This bill reaffirms the availability of discrimination claims under specified civil rights statutes based on disparate impact. Specifically, the bill restores and expands protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The bill, among other things prohibits actions which have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent; prohibits the use of compelled arbitration clauses; eliminates qualified immunity for government employees and prohibits racial and gender profiling in police investigations; awards victims of disparate impact discrimination compensation and attorney's fees; and defines sex for purposes of civil rights to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.
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Timeline
27 October 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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
27 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 October 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → FAIR Act
- related to → Customer Non-Discrimination Act
- related to → Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
- related to → Justice for All Act of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8698
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8698
- us · 116-hr-8698 · source updated 21 July 2025