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US HR9219

US HR9219
Justice for All Act of 2022


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Introduced
10/21/2022
In Committee
10/21/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that dis- parate impacts on certain populations constitute a suffi- cient basis for rights of action under such Act, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Justice for All Act of 2022, amends several civil rights laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Fair Housing Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that disparate impact discrimination is prohibited and to provide for a private right of action and remedies, including compensatory and punitive damages, to address such discrimination. The bill also prohibits discrimination by law enforcement based on profiling, expands the definition of public accommodations, removes certain employer defenses to harassment claims, and restricts the use of mandatory arbitration clauses for employment, consumer, and civil rights disputes.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 10/21/2022)

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