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5/1/2007--Introduced.<br/>Equal Opportunity Protection and Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2007 - Prohibits discrimination or preferences in federal employment and contracting and other federal programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. Prohibits requiring or encouraging any federal contractor or subcontractor to so discriminate or grant a preference. Prohibits states and private entities that receive federal financial assistance from so discriminating or granting a preference in connection with any contract or subcontract, employment, or admission to any educational institution. Prohibits construing this Act to prohibit or limit: (1) any act designed to benefit historically Black colleges or universities; or (2) any action under a federal law or treaty relating to the Indian tribes. Declares that this Act does not prohibit or limit employment classifications based on sex if sex is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to normal operation or the classification is applied regarding an armed forces member. Allows any aggrieved person to obtain, in a civil action, appropriate relief (including back pay) from the violator, including from a government entity. Requires awarding a prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees as part of the costs.<br/>

1184644800 2007-07-17 Thu Nov 06 21:35:01 -0600 2008 introduced 43313 'act':8 '2007':10 'civil':5 'equal':1 'right':6 'restor':7 'protect':3 'opportun':2 50129 short introduced 43313 'law':8 'sex':25 'basi':18 'race':20 'color':21 'equal':4 'feder':27 'action':28 'nation':22 'origin':23 'provid':2 'purpos':32 'protect':5 'prohibit':11 'discrimin':12 'treatment':15 'preferenti':14 46134 official action 43313 1184644800 Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 -0500 2007 124926 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. T000458 1945-12-20 Thomas 'tom':5 'thoma':1,3,6 'tancredo':2,4,7 M 400394 Tancredo Thomas_G._Tancredo G. Thomas Tancredo Tom N00006103 4842 Republican Presbyterian Thomas Tancredo action 43313 1184644800 Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 -0500 2007 124926 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. action 43313 1180929600 Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121360 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. introduced 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110399 action 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110404 Referred to House House Administration action 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110401 Referred to House Judiciary action 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110403 Referred to House Education and Labor action 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110400 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Labor, and House Administration, 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. action 43313 1177992000 Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 110402 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform