S. 557 (100 th ): Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987

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A bill to restore the broad scope of coverage and to clarify the application of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Sponsor and status

Introduced Feb 19, 1987
100 th Congress (1987–1988)

Enacted — Veto Overridden on Mar 22, 1988

This bill was enacted after a congressional override of the President's veto on March 22, 1988.

Pub.L. 100-259

Photo of sponsor Edward “Ted” Kennedy

Senator for Massachusetts

Cosponsors

58 Cosponsors (46 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

History

Feb 7, 1985 Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 431 (99th).

Feb 19, 1987 Introduced

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May 20, 1987 Ordered Reported

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Jan 28, 1988 Passed Senate (House next)

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Mar 2, 1988 Passed House

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Mar 16, 1988

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Mar 22, 1988 Senate Overrides Veto

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Mar 22, 1988 Enacted — Veto Overridden

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S. 557 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 557. This is the one from the 100 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100 th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-259, S. 557, 100th Cong. (1988).

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