legislation: 104-s-497
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| 104-s-497 | 104 | s | 497 | Act to End Unfair Preferential Treatment | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1995-03-03 | 1995-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 2 | Act to End Unfair Preferential Treatment - Amends Federal law relating to the judiciary and judicial procedure to create a new chapter on civil liberties. Prohibits any Federal agent or agency, with respect to providing public employment, public contracting, or Federal benefits and notwithstanding title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972, provisions of the Small Business Act relating to awards or contracts, or any other provision of law, from using race, color, gender, ethnicity, or national origin: (1) to discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group; or (2) in a manner that has the effect of requiring that employment positions be allocated among individuals or groups. Prohibits interpreting this Act as: (1) prohibiting reasonably necessary classifications based on gender; (2) affecting existing court orders or consent decrees; or (3) forbidding a court to order relief for past discrimination. | 2025-08-21T20:16:44Z |