118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 3567: Combating Workplace Discrimination in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill provides certain rights and protections for prisoners who refuse to or do not work while in prison.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Justice from requiring a prisoner to participate in a work program.
Additionally, the bill allows a prisoner to file a civil rights lawsuit under federal law without first exhausting all administrative remedies. Currently, a prisoner must exhaust all administrative remedies before filing such a lawsuit.
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The bill prohibits any retaliation against a prisoner for refusal to work. It also prohibits the Bureau of Prisons from disciplining a prisoner for refusal to work.
Finally, the bill extends other federal statutory protections to prisoners by (1) including correctional facilities as covered employers and prisoners as covered employees under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to employment-related discrimination against imprisoned workers, and (2) requiring correctional facilities to implement certain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Ayanna Pressley D-MAOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ
- Jesús García D-IL
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Dan Goldman D-NY
- Delia Ramirez D-IL
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History
- Introduced in the House by Emanuel Cleaver.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.