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H.R. 134: Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019

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H.R. 134: Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019

Plain summary

Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability, if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims of employer discrimination of an unpaid intern. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits state immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this bill.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr134 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116