[20050909]RS22251_联邦民权法规：基础.pdf

1 Other federal civil rights laws exist, but this report focuses on laws that protect individuals fromspecific types of discrimination. 2 For general information on appropriations related to some of these civil rights laws, see CRSReport RS20418, Funding for Major Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies, by Garrine P. Laney.3 42 U.S.C. 2000e.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22251September 9, 2005Federal Civil Rights Statutes: A PrimerJody FederLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThis report provides a brief summary of selected federal civil rights statutes,including the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Voting Rights Act, the AgeDiscrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Housing Act, Title IX of the EducationAmendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, theEqual Educational Opportunities Act, the Civil Service Reform Act, the Immigrationand Nationality Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the CongressionalAccountability Act.Under federal law, an array of civil rights statutes are available to protect individualsfrom discrimination. Although thes