S. 26 -- An act to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
make preferential treatment an unlawful employment practice, and for other
purposes.
Author: Helms (R-NC)
Synopsis
Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to grant preferential treatment
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, except: (1)
under existing provisi ons involving bona fide occupational qualifications
and religion, sex, or national origin or involving employment by a religious
educational institution; or (2) in recruiting applicants. (Current law, that
would be replaced by this Act, declares that not hing in that title shall
be interpreted to require preferential treatment on such basis on account
of an imbalance in numbers or percentages.)
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
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