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Bill116th CongressFiled Feb 7, 2019Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 1076

Fair Chance Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house, part i (Jan 24, 2020)

Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 or the Fair Chance Act

This bill prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer of employment.

Agencies may not require an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal history record information regarding that individual or sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee.

The bill (1) sets forth positions to which such prohibitions shall not apply; and (2) requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue regulations identifying additional positions with respect to which the prohibition shall not apply.

The OPM, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the GSA, and DOD must (1) establish procedures for submitting complaints about, and taking actions against, agency employees and contractors for violating such prohibitions and for appealing such an action; and (2) issue regulations to implement this bill.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Bureau of the Census, must design and initiate a study on the employment of individuals who are released from federal prison after completing a term of imprisonment for a federal criminal offense.

What just happenedJan 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7](D-MD)Sponsor
25 cosponsors23 D2 R
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  1. Jan 24, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.

  2. Jan 24, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Education and Labor discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  3. Jan 24, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Education and Labor discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  4. Jan 24, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

    Armed Services Committee
  5. Jan 24, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

    Armed Services Committee
  6. Jan 24, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  7. Jan 24, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  8. Jan 24, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on House Administration discharged.

    Committee on House Administration
  9. Jan 24, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on House Administration discharged.

    Committee on House Administration
  10. Jan 24, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-380, Part I.

    Oversight and Accountability Committee
  11. Jan 24, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-380, Part I.

    Oversight and Accountability Committee
  12. Mar 26, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Oversight and Accountability Committee
  13. Mar 26, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Oversight and Accountability Committee
  14. Mar 25, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  15. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  16. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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.

    Armed Services Committee
  17. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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.

    Judiciary Committee
  18. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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.

    Committee on House Administration
  19. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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.

    Oversight and Accountability Committee
  20. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  21. Feb 7, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part IJan 24, 20208

Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 or the Fair Chance Act

This bill prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer of employment.

Agencies may not require an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal history record information regarding that individual or sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee.

The bill (1) sets forth positions to which such prohibitions shall not apply; and (2) requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue regulations identifying additional positions with respect to which the prohibition shall not apply.

The OPM, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the GSA, and DOD must (1) establish procedures for submitting complaints about, and taking actions against, agency employees and contractors for violating such prohibitions and for appealing such an action; and (2) issue regulations to implement this bill.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Bureau of the Census, must design and initiate a study on the employment of individuals who are released from federal prison after completing a term of imprisonment for a federal criminal offense.

Introduced in HouseFeb 7, 2019

Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 or the Fair Chance Act

This bill prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer of employment.

Agencies may not require an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal history record information regarding that individual or sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee.

The bill (1) sets forth positions to which such prohibitions shall not apply; and (2) requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue regulations identifying additional positions with respect to which the prohibition shall not apply.

The OPM, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the GSA, and DOD must (1) establish procedures for submitting complaints about, and taking actions against, agency employees and contractors for violating such prohibitions and for appealing such an action; and (2) issue regulations to implement this bill.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Bureau of the Census, must design and initiate a study on the employment of individuals who are released from federal prison after completing a term of imprisonment for a federal criminal offense.

Fair Chance Act — Informed