A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide increased protection to employees' religious observances and practices.

Summary

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to revise the standard for inclusion of religious practices and observances within the ban against employment discrimination based on religion from those practices and observances which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship to those which are possible to accommodate without severe material loss.

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Timeline

1. 28 October 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 October 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gudger, V. Lamar [D-NC-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Krueger, Robert C. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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