H.R. 653 · 115th Congress
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Elijah Cummings
- Introduced
- 2017-01-24
- Latest action
- 2017-05-18 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.