Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-136
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age discrimination

Disability and health-based discrimination

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill makes certain protections against discrimination for federal employees applicable to federal interns (and applicants for internships). An intern is an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service to earn educational credit or to learn a trade or occupation.</p>

action_date: 2019-01-15
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill makes certain protections against discrimination for federal employees applicable to federal interns (and applicants for internships). An intern is an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service to earn educational credit or to learn a trade or occupation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibited personnel practices (a) In general Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) All protections afforded to an employee under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, to an intern and an applicant for internship. (2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, a reference to an employee shall be considered a reference to an intern in— (A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16 ); (B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 631 , 633a); and (C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 791 ). (3) In this subsection, the term intern means an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 3111(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel practices), before chapter 81 .

Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibited personnel practices (a) In general Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) All protections afforded to an employee under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, to an intern and an applicant for internship. (2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, a reference to an employee shall be considered a reference to an intern in— (A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16 ); (B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 631 , 633a); and (C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 791 ). (3) In this subsection, the term intern means an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 3111(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel practices), before chapter 81 .

Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2019 Mr. Cummings (for himself, Ms. Meng , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibited personnel practices (a) In general Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) All protections afforded to an employee under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, to an intern and an applicant for internship. (2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, a reference to an employee shall be considered a reference to an intern in— (A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16 ); (B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 631 , 633a); and (C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 791 ). (3) In this subsection, the term intern means an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 3111(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel practices), before chapter 81 .