Affirmative Action Program Improvements Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Affirmative Action Program Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to exempt contractors or subcontractors who employed and will employ five or fewer employees at all times within the 12-month period preceding the awarding of and at all times during the term of a Federal contract, or a subcontract with a Government contractor, from provisions included in any Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities, or agency regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, that require Government contractors or subcontractors to carry out affirmative action programs or activities. Directs the Secretary of Labor, through the United States Employment Service, to develop and implement a program to identify potentially qualified applicants and minority-owned businesses in connection with the affirmative action obligations of Government contractors and subcontractors. Declares that, beginning six months after the effective date of this Act, any Government contractor or subcontractor shall satisfy affirmative action obligations and objectives under any applicable Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities or agency regulation promulgated pursuant to any Executive order, plan, or agreement by: (1) making a reasonable, good faith effort to obtain employment referrals (except with respect to managerial, professional, and supervisory positions) and subcontractor referrals from the Service and to employ qualified applicants and contract with qualified subcontractors so referred; (2) complying with specified requirements; (3) complying with reasonable affirmative action obligations with respect to promotion and training opportunities; and (4) maintaining and submitting necessary records.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on February 20, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 20, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RICHARD SCHWEIKER (R-PA) introduced it on February 20, 1980, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 20, 1980, 17004 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17004 days ago, on February 20, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers