H.R. 5423: Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014
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H.R. 5423: Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-09 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014
Plain summary
Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends equal employment opportunity requirements under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency (or a joint labor management committee controlling apprenticeships or other training or retraining opportunities) to engage in an employment practice that is required by federal, state, or local law in areas such as health care, childcare, in-home services, policing, security, education, finance, employee benefits, and fiduciary duties.
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Official text
Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] · 2 cosponsors
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Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5423.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5423 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113