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S. 3209: Title VII Fairness Act

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S. 3209: Title VII Fairness Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-26 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6287-6290)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6287-6290) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Title VII Fairness Act

Plain summary

Title VII Fairness Act - Amends the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to delay the start of the time period for filing charges of employment discrimination until the aggrieved person has, or should be expected to have, enough information to support a reasonable suspicion of the discrimination, provided the aggrieved person demonstrates that the person did not have, and should not have been expected to have, enough information to support a reasonable suspicion of such discrimination on the date on which the alleged discrimination occurred. Prohibits applying these amendments to alleged discrimination relating to pensions or pension benefits. Applies the above Civil Rights Act of 1964 amendment to discrimination claims brought under: (1) specified provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and (2) provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 relating to employment by the federal government.

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Official text

Title VII Fairness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · 9 cosponsors

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s3209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110