# 119-hr-7020: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act

119-hr-7020, District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7020
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Extends DC Human Rights Act employment non-discrimination protections** to two additional groups of District government workers. It would treat nonjudicial court staff and Public Defender Service staff as employees under the Act and change which complaint rules apply to claims against them. - Court nonjudicial employees: Would make nonjudicial staff of the District of Columbia courts eligible for the DC Human Rights Act's employment discrimination protections. - Public Defender Service employees: Would make employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service eligible for the DC Human Rights Act's employment discrimination protections. - Complaint process change: Would exclude the courts and the Public Defender Service from the separate District government complaint route, so complaints against those entities and their officials and employees follow the Human Rights Act procedures.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Workplace protections for two DC employee groups: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would treat nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service as employees covered by the D.C. Human Rights Act. The courts and the Public Defender Service would be treated as employers under that Act. Com…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-7020 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7020)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7020 (as of 2026-04-21).