# 119-hr-5354: Equal Employment for All Act of 2025

119-hr-5354, Equal Employment for All Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equal Employment for All Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans most employers from using consumer credit reports to make hiring, promotion, discipline, or firing decisions.** The bill would bar prospective and current employers from obtaining or relying on consumer or investigative reports about creditworthiness, with two narrow exceptions for national security clearances and uses required by law, and it would keep all existing Fair Credit Reporting Act disclosure and notice duties. - Job applicants and employees — Would no longer be screened or penalized based on credit reports for most roles. They would still get FCRA disclosures and notifications when reports are used under the narrow exceptions. - Employers and HR teams — Would be prohibited from buying or relying on credit-based consumer reports for employment actions except for national security or legally required uses. They would need to revise background-check and adverse-action policies. - Consumer reporting agencies and legal compliance teams — The bill renumbers FCRA subsections and changes cross-references, requiring technical updates to forms, contracts, and compliance materials.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on employer credit checks for jobs: benefit, medium. This bill would bar most employers from using credit-related information to hire, fire, or promote you. It would cover both job seekers and current employees. Even if you consent, it would still be banned unless the job needs a national security clearance or another law requires it. You could not b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5354)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5354 (as of 2026-04-21).