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H.R.653 - Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] (Introduced 01/24/2017)
Committees: House - Oversight and Government Reform | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-78
Latest Action: Senate - 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.653 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House without amendment (05/17/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.