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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9116 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9116

To amend section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of 1977 to equalize the 
      remedies available under that section and to amend the Age 
   Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide any legal or 
 equitable relief available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
                                 1964.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2026

 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
   Jayapal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of 1977 to equalize the 
      remedies available under that section and to amend the Age 
   Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide any legal or 
 equitable relief available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
                                 1964.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Remedies Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EQUALIZATION OF REMEDIES.

    Section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending (b)(3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Losses.--Compensatory damages are available under 
        this section for past and future pecuniary losses, emotional 
        pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of 
        enjoyment of life, and other non-pecuniary losses.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``section--'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end, and inserting 
        ``section, any party may demand a jury trial.''.

SEC. 3. COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES AVAILABLE FOR AGE 
              DISCRIMINATION.

    Section 7(b) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
(29 U.S.C. 626(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The'' and all that follows through the 3d 
        sentence and inserting the following:
``Except as otherwise provided in another subsection of this section, 
or section 9 of this Act, the powers, remedies, and procedures set 
forth in sections 705, 706, 707, 709, and 710 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-4, 2000e-5, 2000e-6, 2000e-8, and 2000e-9) 
shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this Act provides to the 
Commission, to the Attorney General, or to any person alleging 
discrimination on the basis of age in violation of sections 4 and 15 of 
this Act, or regulations promulgated under section 9 of this Act.''; 
and
            (2) in the 4th sentence by striking ``or enforcing the 
        liability for amounts deemed to be unpaid minimum wages or 
        unpaid overtime compensation under this section'' and inserting 
        ``and including any type of legal or equitable relief available 
        under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
        2000e et seq.)''.
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Equal Remedies Act of 2026

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