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Calling on States to implement “ban the box” legislation.

H. Res. 1198 · 116th Congress · Oct 20, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Calling on States to implement ban the box legislation.

That—
(1)
it is the sense of the House of Representatives that inquiries related to conviction history during the initial processes of employment have the effect of deterring employers from hiring those seeking to build productive lives within the American workforce after their convictions and should be prohibited; and
(2)
the House of Representatives calls on States to implement “ban the box” legislation.