WASHINGTON, D.C. -Thursday Sept. 10, 2015 at 12PM ET, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in the Senate and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) in the House of Representatives, will introduce the Fair Chance Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that gives formerly incarcerated people a fairer chance at securing employment by prohibiting federal contractors and federal agencies from asking about the criminal history of a job applicant until an applicant receives a conditional offer of employment.
WHO:
Sen. Booker (D-NJ)
Rep. Cummings (D-MD)
Rep. Issa (R-CA)
Sen. Johnson (R-WI)
Rep. Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR)
WHAT: Press conference announcing the introduction of the Fair Chance Act
WHERE: S-325
WHEN: 12PM ET, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Please RSVP to Monique_Waters@Booker.senate.gov if you plan to attend. Note that if you are not a credentialed member of the Senate or House Press Gallery, you will not be able to access the U.S. Capitol building without RSVP’ing.***
