,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,tiffany 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,owens1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,ms4 ,hageman1    
,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1
 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 
and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,oversight and ,government ,reform1     
,education and ,workforce1 and ,house   
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for equal        
protection of the law and to prohibit   
discrimination and preferential         
treatment on the basis of race1 color1  
or national origin in ,federal actions1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    

,fairness1 ,anti-discrimination and     
,individual ,rights ,act of #bjbe or the
 ,,fair ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition
 against discrimination and preferential
 treatment ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 neither the ,federal  
,government nor any officer1 employee1  
or agent of the ,federal ,government    
shall-- 7#a7 intentionally discriminate 
against1 or grant a preference to1 any  
person or group based in whole or in    
part on race1 color1 or national origin1
 in connection with-- 7,a7 a ,federal   
contract or subcontract2  7,b7 ,federal 
employment2 or  7,c7 any other federally
 conducted program or activity2 or  7#b7
 require or encourage a ,federal        
contractor or subcontractor1 or the     
recipient of a license or financial     
assistance1 to discriminate             
intentionally against1 or grant a       
preference to1 any person or group based
 in whole or in part on race1 color1 or 
national origin1 in connection with any 
,federal contract or subcontract or     

,federal license or financial           
assistance4  #c4 ,prohibition relating  
to recipients of ,federal aid ,a ,state 
or private entity that receives ,federal
 financial assistance may not           
discriminate against1 or grant a        
preference to1 any person or group based
 in whole or in part on race1 color1 or 
national origin1 in connection with--   
7#a7 any contract or subcontract2  7#b7 
employment2 or  7#c7 admission to any   
educational institution4  #d4           
,construction ,this ,act does not affect
 any law governing immigration or       
nationality1 or the administration of   
any such law4  #e4 ,compliance review of
 policies and regulations ,not later    
than #f months after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 department or agency of the ,federal   
,government1 in consultation with the   
,attorney ,general1 shall review all    
existing policies and regulations that  
such department or agency head is       
charged with administering1 modify such 

policies and regulations to conform to  
the requirements of this ,act1 and      
report to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate the       
results of the review and any           
modifications to the policies and       
regulations4  #f4 ,remedies  7a7 ,in    
general ,any person aggrieved by a      
violation of section #b or #c may1 in a 
civil action against the violator       
7including a violator that is a         
governmental entity71 obtain appropriate
 relief 7which may include back pay74 ,a
 prevailing plaintiff in a civil action 
under this section shall be awarded a   
reasonable attorney's fee as part of the
 costs4  7b7 ,construction ,this section
 does not affect any remedy available   
under any other law4  #g4 ,effect on    
pending matters  7a7 ,pending cases     
,this ,act does not affect any case     
pending on the date of enactment of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,pending contracts and      

subcontracts ,this ,act does not affect 
any contract or subcontract in effect on
 the date of enactment of this ,act1    
including any option exercised under    
such contract or subcontract before or  
after such date of enactment4  #h4      
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,federal government ,the term ,federal  
,government means executive and         
legislative branches of the ,government 
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7           
,preference ,the term preference means  
an advantage of any kind1 and includes a
 quota1 set-aside1 numerical goal1      
timetable1 or other numerical objective4