,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cummings 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,meng1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 and    
,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect unpaid interns from 
workplace harassment and discrimination4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,unpaid ,intern ,protection
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,unlawful          
discrimination against interns ,it shall
 be unlawful for an employer to         
discriminate against an intern on the   
basis of--  7#a7 race1 color1 religion1 
sex1 national origin1 or age1 or  7#b7  
disability if such intern is a qualified
 individual with a disability4  #c4     
,procedures ,the procedures applicable  
to a claim for a violation of this ,act 
are-- 7#a7 with respect to alleged      
discrimination based on race1 color1    
religion1 sex1 or national origin1 the  

procedures applicable for a claim for a 
violation of title ,,vii of the ,civil  
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;e et seq471  7#b7 with respect to 
alleged discrimination based on age1 the
 procedures applicable for a violation  
of ,age ,discrimination in ,employment  
,act of #aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et    
seq471 and  7#c7 with respect to alleged
 discrimination based on a disability1  
the procedures applicable for a         
violation of the ,americans with        
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaaa et seq474  #d4         
,remedies ,the district courts of the   
,united ,states shall have jurisdiction 
to grant such legal and equitable relief
 as may be appropriate for a violation  
of this ,act4  #e4 ,state ,immunity ,a  
,state shall not be immune under the    
eleventh article of amendment to the    
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
from an action in a court of the ,united
 ,states for a violation of this ,act4  
,in an action against a ,state for a    

violation of this ,act1 remedies        
7including remedies at law and in       
equity7 are available for the violation 
to the same extent as such remedies are 
available in an action against any      
public or private entity other than a   
,state4  #f4 ,definitions ,for purposes 
of this ,act3 7#a7 ,disability ,the term
 disability has the meaning given such  
term as applied in the ,americans with  
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7#b7        
,employer ,the term employer has the    
meaning given such term in-- 7,a7       
section #gja of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e7 with   
respect to discrimination based on race1
 color1 religion1 sex1 or national      
origin1  7,b7 section #aa of the ,age   
,discrimination in ,employment ,act of  
#aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fcj7 with respect 
to discrimination based on age1 and     
7,c7 section #aja of the ,americans with
 ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #abaaa7 with respect to       

discrimination based on disability4     
7#c7 ,intern ,the term intern means an  
individual who performs uncompensated   
voluntary service for an employer1 to   
earn credit awarded by an educational   
institution or to learn a trade or      
occupation4  7#d7 ,qualified individual 
with a disability ,the term qualified   
individual with a disability has the    
meaning given such term in section #aja 
of the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaaa74   
7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state has the    
meaning given such term in-- 7,a7       
section #gja of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e7 with   
respect to discrimination based on race1
 color1 religion1 sex1 or national      
origin1  7,b7 section #aa of the ,age   
,discrimination in ,employment ,act of  
#aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fcj7 with respect 
to discrimination based on age1 or  7,c7
 section #d of the ,americans with      
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abajc7 with respect to       

discrimination based on disability4