# 117-hr-6419: Fair Chance Improvement Act

117-hr-6419, Fair Chance Improvement Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 11. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6419
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fair Chance Improvement Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 11.
- Introduced: 2022-01-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Chance Improvement Act This bill revises provisions regarding the prohibition on federal contractors, including defense contractors, inquiring about applicants' criminal histories prior to conditional offers of employment. The bill allows the Department of Labor to investigate compliance by a contractor by conducting a compliance evaluation. Currently, Labor investigates compliance pursuant to an applicant's complaint. The bill also expands the sanctions that Labor may impose on a contractor with more than one violation of the prohibition.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hres-746: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-6419 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6419)

## Related
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Rep…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-87)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hres-746: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-746)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6419 (as of 2025-11-18).