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S. 431 (99th)

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985

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Introduced

7 February 1985

Last action

20 September 1985 · Committee

Status

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-467.

Sponsors

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]

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29 August 2025

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Summary

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide a definition of the phrase "program or activity." Defines such term as all of the operations of: (1) a department or agency of a State or of a local government; (2) the entity of such State or local government that distributes Federal assistance and each such department or agency to which the assistance is extended; (3) a university or a system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency or other school system; (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization; or (6) any other entity consistent with the coverage provided above.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 1985

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 March 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Education.

    Source: Committee

  4. 17 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 September 1985

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-467.

    Source: Committee

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