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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2078
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the intent
of Congress to hold individuals responsible for discriminatory acts com-
mitted by them in employment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. CANADY of Florida, and Mr. BOUCHER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
clarify the intent of Congress to hold individuals respon-
sible for discriminatory acts committed by them in em-
ployment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Individual Liability
for Discrimination Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Congress has always intended that individuals who
discriminate in employment within the meaning of title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may be held individ-
ually liable for their actions, whether or not any other en-
tity or individual is also liable. Courts have in general
faithfully carried out this mandate. Recently, in sexual
harassment cases in particular, some courts have failed
to hold individuals liable for their discriminatory conduct
that is otherwise clearly covered by title VII, on grounds
that individuals cannot be held liable under it. This Act
will prevent this misreading.
SEC. 3. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY UNDER TITLE VII.
Section 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000e–5) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(l) Individuals are individually liable for acts of dis-
crimination committed by them in employment, when the
acts are otherwise covered by this title, whether or not
any other party is also liable for their acts.’’.
SEC. 4. NO REDUCTION IN EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
Section 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000e–5), as amended by section 3, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) Nothing in subsection (l) shall be interpreted
to reduce the responsibility of employers for discrimination
in employment under this title, except that in awarding
monetary relief against any party, a trier of fact may take
into account the relief ordered against and actually col-
lected from other parties.’’.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF RESPONDENT CLARIFIED.
Section 701(n) of the Civil Rights of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(n) The term ‘respondent’ means an employer, em-
ployee or agent of the employer (including individual em-
ployer, employee, or agent of the employer, employment
agency, labor organization, joint labor-management com-
mittee controlling apprenticeship or other training or re-
training program, including an on-the-job training pro-
gram, or Federal entity subject to section 717.’’.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF 
THE 
FINANCIAL 
STABILITY 
OVERSIGHT 
COUNCIL. 
Section 111 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5321) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS.—Each mem-
ber of the Council named in subsection (b)(1) shall testify 
at least twice each calendar year before the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate, when invited by such committees to testify. 
Members of Congress who serve as members of either such 
committee shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the 
Council regardless of whether the meeting is open to the 
public, if in any calendar year, any member of the Council 
who has been invited at least twice by each such committee 
fails to testify at least twice before each such committee.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2079
To require implementation of an alternative program for providing a benefit
or employment preference under Federal law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require implementation of an alternative program for
providing a benefit or employment preference under Fed-
eral law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Racial and Gender
Preference Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.
Whenever the use of race, gender, or national origin
as a basis for granting a benefit or a preference under
a Federal program is invalidated by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the program described in section 3 shall be
substituted for the invalidated program.
SEC. 3. OPERATION OF ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
The program referred to in section 2 is one in which
the official responsible for the invalidated program de-
scribed in such section shall determine in each case which
individuals qualify to be in the category of ‘‘individuals
of special achievement’’, taking into account experience
and achievements of each individual separately, and not
as a member of any group, in order to determine which
individuals have overcome particularly high obstacles to
achieve the qualifications relevant for the position or bene-
fit being sought. The responsible official shall take into
account in making such a determination the individual’s
personal situation, including conditions of low opportunity
by reason of—
(1) low parental income,
(2) low levels of education of parents,
(3) depressed economic surroundings of up-
bringing,
(4) low percentage of students graduating from
the individual’s high school (or failure to attend high
school),
(5) special work obligations imposed on an indi-
vidual by reason of need to care for family members,
(6) need to master a second language, and
(7) individual instances of bias or discrimina-
tion actually practiced against the individual on the
basis of race, age, gender, national origin, or reli-
gion.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 207
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make
organizations controlled by individuals who promote prejudice or bias
based on race, religion, or ethnicity ineligible for assistance under pro-
grams administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. KING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to make organizations controlled by individuals who
promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or
ethnicity ineligible for assistance under programs admin-
istered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hate Group Public
Funding Exclusion Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary) may—
(1) deem an organization to be ineligible for as-
sistance within the jurisdiction of the Department if
the Secretary determines that such organization is
controlled by an individual or individuals who pro-
mote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or
ethnicity; and
(2) refuse to provide assistance within the juris-
diction of the Department to an organization be-
cause of the determination under paragraph (1),
notwithstanding any other qualifications of the orga-
nization to receive such assistance.
(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTROL.—The Secretary
shall determine whether an organization is controlled by
an individual or individuals for purposes of subsection (a).
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘assistance within
the jurisdiction of the Department’’ includes any contract,
grant, loan, cooperative agreement, insurance or guaran-
tee of a loan, mortgage, or pool of mortgages, or other
form of financial assistance provided through the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2080
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish criminal
liability for unlawful discrimination based on disparate treatment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. CANADY of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
establish criminal liability for unlawful discrimination
based on disparate treatment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Discrimination
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended
by inserting after section 706 the following:
‘‘CRIMINAL LIABILITY
‘‘SEC. 706A. A defendant who purposefully engages
in an employment practice defined as unlawful in section
703 or 704 of this Act by intentionally treating a covered
person worse than another because of that covered per-
son’s race, gender, religion, or national origin shall, upon
a first conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and punish-
able by a fine not to exceed $10,000 if an individual or
$100,000 if a corporation. A subsequent conviction of a
defendant under this section regarding conduct within five
years of the first conviction shall be a felony punishable
by a fine not to exceed $20,000 if an individual or
$200,000 if a corporation, imprisonment not to exceed six
months, or both, if that subsequent conviction is deter-
mined by the court to involve conduct substantially similar
to the conduct of the first offense.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (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 apply only with respect to conduct
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. SENTENCING COMMISSION.
The United States Sentencing Commission may pro-
pose to Congress amendments to the United States Sen-
tencing Guidelines altering the sentences imposed under
section 706A of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as provided
in section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2081
To provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 2000
decennial census of population.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Mr. OLVER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. EVANS, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. TRAFI-
CANT, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. LOWEY,
and Mr. FARR of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part
of the 2000 decennial census of population.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Caregiver Enu-
meration Act’’.
SEC. 2. ENUMERATION OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall
take appropriate measures to ensure that an enumeration
of family caregivers shall be taken as part of the 2000
decennial census of population.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) FAMILY
CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘family
caregiver’’ means a caregiver who is the spouse of
the care recipient or whose relationship to the care
recipient is as described in any of paragraphs (1)
through (9) of section 152(a) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (applied, for purposes of this
paragraph, by substituting ‘‘care recipient’’ for ‘‘tax-
payer’’ each place it appears).
(2) CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘caregiver’’ means
an individual who, without financial compensation,
regularly assists a care recipient in carrying out 1
or more activities or instrumental activities of daily
living.
(3) CARE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘care recipi-
ent’’ means an individual (of any age) who requires
substantial assistance from another individual in
carrying out 1 or more activities or instrumental ac-
tivities of daily living due to a physical or mental
condition or impairment which has lasted or is ex-
pected to last longer than 3 months, or a terminal
condition.
(4) ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING.—The term ‘‘ac-
tivity of daily living’’ includes breathing, bathing,
dressing, eating, transferring, and toileting.
(5) INSTRUMENTAL
ACTIVITY
OF
DAILY
LIV-
ING.—The term ‘‘instrumental activity of daily liv-
ing’’ means shopping for personal items, obtaining
and taking medication, managing money, preparing
meals, using the telephone, performing housework,
and any other measure of living independently or
functioning at a level commensurate with one’s age.
(6) CENSUS OF POPULATION.—The term ‘‘cen-
sus of population’’ has the meaning given such term
by section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code.
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or appropriate in the public interest or for the pro-
tection of investors to the extent that such require-
ments and provisions are not inconsistent with this 
section. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
BAILOUTS OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered Federal assistance’ 
means Federal assistance used for the purpose 
of— 
‘‘(i) making any loan to, or pur-
chasing any stock, equity interest, or debt 
obligation of, any money market fund; 
‘‘(ii) guaranteeing any loan or debt 
issuance of any money market fund; or 
‘‘(iii) entering into any assistance ar-
rangement (including tax breaks), loss 
sharing, or profit sharing with any money 
market fund; and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
term 
‘Federal 
assistance’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) insurance or guarantees by the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; 
‘‘(ii) transactions involving the Sec-
retary of the Treasury; or 
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(4) THE TVA CAUCUS.—The term ‘‘the TVA
Caucus’’ means the Members of Congress from the
States served by the TVA.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission, the Oak Ridge National Lab-
oratory, and other organizations appointed under section
7(c) $2,000,000 dollars to carry out the purposes of this
Act. Any sums appropriated shall remain available, with-
out fiscal year limitation, until expended.
(b) LIMITATION.—No payment may be made under
section 6 or 7 of this Act except to the extent provided
for in advance in an appropriation Act.
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the
Commission submits the report required under section
4(b).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2083
To prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear fuel to the Goshute Indian
reservation in Utah.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear fuel to the Goshute
Indian reservation in Utah.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHIPMENT OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A shipment of spent nuclear fuel
in interstate commerce to the Goshute Indian reservation
in Utah shall be considered a shipment of a hazardous
material in violation of the requirements of chapter 51 of
title 49, United States Code, and a person who makes
such a shipment shall be subject to the penalties pre-
scribed by sections 5123 and 5124 of such title.
(b) PENALTIES.—For purposes of chapter 51 of title
49, United States Code—
(1) each day a shipment described in subsection
(a) is made shall be considered a separate violation
of such chapter;
(2) each cask of spent nuclear fuel contained in
such shipment shall be considered a separate viola-
tion of such chapter; and
(3) a civil penalty of $25,000 under section
5123 of such title shall be set for each violation de-
scribed in this section.
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‘‘(B) with respect to so much of the net
capital gain as exceeds $20,000 but does not
exceed $40,000, 22 percent, and
‘‘(C) with respect to so much of the net
capital gain as exceeds $40,000, 30 percent.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(iii) the use of any advances from 
any Federal Reserve credit facility or dis-
count window that is not part of a pro-
gram or facility with broad-based eligibility 
established in unusual or exigent cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including regulations), covered 
Federal assistance may not be provided directly to 
any money market fund. 
‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE OF THE PROHIBITION AGAINST 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS OF MONEY MARKET 
FUNDS.—No principal underwriter of a redeemable secu-
rity issued by a money market fund nor any dealer shall 
offer or sell any such security to any person unless the 
prospectus of the money market fund and any advertising 
or sales literature for such fund prominently discloses the 
prohibition against direct covered Federal assistance as 
described in subsection (b). The Commission may, after 
consultation with and taking into account the views of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, adopt rules and regulations, and 
issue orders consistent with the protection of investors, 
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prescribing the manner in which the disclosure under this 
subsection shall be provided. 
‘‘(d) CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO MEET REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS TITLE.—A company that elects to be a 
money market fund in accordance with subsection (a) or 
is otherwise a money market fund operating in accordance 
with the rules and regulations of the Commission applica-
ble to money market funds shall remain subject to the pro-
visions of this title and the rules and regulations of the 
Commission thereunder that would otherwise apply to a 
registered open-end company, as long as those provisions 
do not conflict with the provisions of this section.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2084
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for maximum
capital gains tax rates of 15, 22, and 30 percent for individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for maximum capital gains tax rates of 15, 22, and
30 percent for individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATES OF 15, 22, AND
30 PERCENT FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 1 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h) MINIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer has a net
capital gain for any taxable year, then the tax im-
posed by this section shall not exceed the sum of—
‘‘(A) a tax computed at the rates and in
the same manner as if this subsection had not
been enacted on the greater of—
‘‘(i) taxable income reduced by the
amount of the net capital gain, or
‘‘(ii) the amount of taxable income
taxed at a rate below 22 percent, plus
‘‘(B) a tax of the applicable percent of the
amount of taxable income in excess of the
amount determined under subparagraph (A).
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the net cap-
ital gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but
not below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer
elects to take into account as investment income for
the taxable year under section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENT.—For purposes of
paragraph 
(1), 
the 
term 
‘applicable 
percent’
means—
‘‘(A) with respect to the excess of—
‘‘(i) so much of the net capital gain as
does not exceed $20,000, over
‘‘(ii) the amount of net capital gain (if
any) taken into account under paragraph
(1)(A)(ii),
15 percent,
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4217 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to determine eligibility for 
health insurance subsidies without regard to amounts included in income 
by reason of conversion to a Roth IRA. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2015 
Mr. BERA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to determine 
eligibility for health insurance subsidies without regard 
to amounts included in income by reason of conversion 
to a Roth IRA. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE SUB-
SIDIES DETERMINED WITHOUT REGARD TO 
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN INCOME BY REASON 
OF CONVERSION TO ROTH IRA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B(d)(2)(B) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and by 
adjusting the indentation of such subclauses accord-
ingly, 
(2) by striking ‘‘adjusted gross income in-
creased by—’’ and inserting ‘‘adjusted gross in-
come— 
‘‘(i) increased by—’’, 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, and’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) decreased by any amount in-
cluded in gross income to which section 
408A(d)(3)(A)(i) applies.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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