S. 283693rd CongressSenate Bill

Prohibits the use of polygraph tests as a requirement for employment by executive departments and persons engaged in interstate commerce.

Official title: A bill to protect the constitutional rights of citizens of the United States and to prevent unwarranted invasion of their privacy by prohibiting the use of the polygraph for certain purposes.

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Prohibits the use of polygraph tests as a requirement for employment by executive departments and persons engaged in interstate commerce. Provides that whoever willfully violates or willfully attempts to violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Introduced Dec 20, 1973
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Sam Ervin

Democrat

U.S. Senator · NC

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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