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S. 272 (101st)

Fair Employment in Congress Act

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Introduced

25 January 1989

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Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-516.

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26 August 2025

Summary

Fair Employment in Congress Act - Eliminates the exemption for the Congress from the application to all congressional employees of certain provisions of: (1) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act; (2) the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (labor-management relations provisions); (3) the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Equal Pay Act; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (nondiscrimination against qualified handicapped individuals in programs or activities conducted by any unit of the legislative branch); and (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

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