# 114-hr-3231: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016

114-hr-3231, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3231
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
- Introduced: 2015-07-28
- Sponsor: ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015 This bill extends protections against discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4798: Reuniting Families Act
- 114-hr-4646: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4585: FAIR Act
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3231 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3231)

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- [114-hr-4798: Reuniting Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4798)
- [114-hr-4646: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4646)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4585: FAIR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4585)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3231 (as of 2025-11-18).