Legislators
Bills
Statements
Lobbying
Travel
- Bills
- S.1124
S.1124: Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about civil rights and liberties, minority issues
- Introduced July 31, 1997
- Latest Major Action Oct. 21, 1997
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (6 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1997 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify the definition of "religion" to include all aspects of religious observance, practice, and belief unless, after initiating and engaging in an affirmative and bona fide effort, an employer demonstrates that it is unable to reasonably accommodate a religious observance or practice without undue hardship (action requiring significant difficulty or expense) on...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
---|---|
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
|
|
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
|
|
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources by unanimous consent.
|
|
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
|
|
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-282.
|
|
July 31, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Kerry (D-Mass.) |