S 1469 · 96th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A bill to restate, with greater emphasis, the intent of Congress to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1979-07-09)
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Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to limit or classify (present law states "limit, segregate, or classify") employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Emphasizes congressional intentions regarding such unlawful employment practices by adding the phraseology "and we mean it this time. Stipulates that the language of such Act which makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate in training programs, is designed to reflect the congressional spirit.…
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