United States · Bill · S
S. 575 (96th)
Freedom From Quotas Act of 1979
Introduced
7 March 1979
Last action
7 March 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Freedom from Quotas Act of 1979 - Prohibits any Federal department or agency from requiring, enforcing, or permitting any quota or numerical objective, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, in employment.
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Timeline
7 March 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 March 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/575
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/575
- us · 96-s-575 · source updated 10 August 2026