[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8818 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8818

To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit private employers to 
            deny employment involving debtors in bankruptcy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 24, 2020

Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Cicilline) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit private employers to 
            deny employment involving debtors in bankruptcy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.

    Section 525(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``deny employment to,'' after ``may''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this Act shall 
not apply with respect to conduct that occurs before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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