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S. 2568 (98th)

Civil Rights Act of 1984

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Introduced

12 April 1984

Last action

26 June 1984 · Committee

Status

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1137 Pt. 2.

Sponsors

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]

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Summary

Civil Rights Act of 1984 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination by any recipient of Federal financial assistance. (Currently, discrimination is prohibited only in a program or activity receiving Federal assistance.) Defines the term "recipient" to extend comprehensive coverage for purposes of the four Acts to any State or local governmental unit, any public or private agency or entity, and any subunit successor, assignee, or transferee of any such unit, agency, or entity.

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Timeline

  1. 12 April 1984

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 April 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 April 1984

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Education.

    Source: Committee

  4. 24 April 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, Health and Human Services Department, OMB, GAO.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 May 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Education. Hearings held in joint session with the Subcommittee on the Handicapped. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1137 Pt. 1.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 June 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1137 Pt. 2.

    Source: Committee

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