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96th Congress · 1979–1981
H.R. 609
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against indiv…
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues House
Latest action: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. · January 15, 1979 Understand the measure
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In committee
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Recorded January 15, 1979, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. O'Brien, George M. [R-IL-17]
Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
Official title
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 18, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-96-hr609- Permanent link
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- Last checked
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AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 609 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap," last checked Oct. 18, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr609
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 18). H.R. 609 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap [Bill record]. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr609
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 609 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap." Last modified October 18, 2026. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr609.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{H.R. 609 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr609}},
note = {Reference number bill-96-hr609; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/609; last checked October 18, 2026; accessed October 19, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-96-hr609
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On the record
No recorded vote
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