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H.R. 9335 (95th)

A bill to protect the constitutional rights of citizens of the United States and to prevent unwarranted invasion of their privacy by prohibiting the use of the polygraph for certain purposes.

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Introduced

27 September 1977

Last action

27 September 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6], Rep. Carney, Charles J. [D-OH-19], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Wilson, Charles H. [D-CA-31], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6]

Subjects

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1 August 2024

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Summary

Makes it unlawful for any Federal employee or official or for any person engaged in any business or other activity in or affecting interstate commerce to (1) permit, require, request, or attempt to require or request any employee or person applying for employment to take any polygraph test; or (2) discharge, discipline, or deny promotion to any employee or deny employment to any individual for refusing to submit to any requirement or request that such person take a polygraph test. Permits any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act, or any employee organization authorized by such a person, to obtain compensatory and injunctive relief in appropriate United States district courts.

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Timeline

  1. 27 September 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 September 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 September 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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