S.2298: Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2021

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Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2021 This bill modifies the prohibition against intentional racial discrimination in the context of economic activity such as employment, contracts, or other commercial transactions. Specifically, the bill makes an action that has a discriminatory effect a violation of section 1977 of the Revised Statutes. It also states that all non-White persons within U.S. jurisdiction shall have the same right in...

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June 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 24, 2021

Introduced in the Senate by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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