Existing comment:
Reservations about the Bill
Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL) had reservations about H.R. 7152, particularly its Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) (Title VII) and the public accommodations (Title II) sections. He offered forty-nine fair employment amendments to the Republican policy committee on April 7 and to the entire Republican caucus the next day. The changes he sought undermined the proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). One amendment barred the EEOC from seeking court orders to end discriminatory hiring practices. Another required the EEOC to surrender its jurisdiction over cases to state fair employment agencies. |