US Congress House Bill 134 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/134/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr134/BILLS-116hr134ih.pdf