Congressional Hearings and Requests

Congress often exercises oversight over federal agencies or examines pending legislation by holding hearings. EEOC's oversight committees hold hearings on the agency's funding and activities. The EEOC is frequently invited to testify before its oversight committees to discuss issues or legislation impacting the agency and its mission.

117th Congress

Senate Hearings

• Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: The Equality Act - LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights (March 17, 2021).

House Hearings

• House Rules Committee Meeting: H.R. 7—Paycheck Fairness Act | House of Representatives Committee on Rules (April 13, 2021).
• Hearing, House Committee on Education and Labor Markup:Paycheck Fairness Act; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Workplace Violence Prevention Act (March 24, 2021).
• Hearing, House Committee on Education and Labor Joint Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services - Fighting for Fairness: Examining Legislation to Confront Workplace Discrimination (March 18, 2021).

116th Congress

House Hearings

• Hearing, House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services: The Equality Act (H.R. 5): Ensuring the Right to Learn and Work Free from Discrimination.(April 9, 2019).
• Hearing, House Committee on Education and Labor:H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA) (June 11, 2019)
• Hearing, House Education and Labor: Do No Harm: Examining the Misapplication of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (June 25, 2019).
• Hearing, House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services: Examining Policies Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (September 19, 2019).
  • Janet Dhillion, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) testified.

  Archived Hearings

  115th Congress

  House Hearings

  • Hearing, House Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues: Combatting Service Sector Sexual Harassment in the Age of #MeToo (March 19, 2018) with Co-Chairs Congresswomen Susan Brooks and Lois Frankel, Vice-Chairs Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and Mimi Walters, and Congresswomen Barbara Comstock and Jackie Speier.
    • On the Panel: Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
    • Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) testified.

    114th Congress

    Senate Hearings

    • Hearing, Senate HELP Committee: Oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Examining EEOC's Enforcement and Litigation Programs(May 19, 2015)

    House Hearings

    • Hearing, House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: "HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015"; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015, HR 550, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act"(March 24, 2015)
    • House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: EEOC Letter for the March 24, 2015 Hearing Record

    113th Congress

    Senate Hearings

    • EEOC Response to Senate HELP Minority Staff Report(November 2014)
    • Jenny R. Yang, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
      • Oral statement
      • Written testimony
      • Oral statement
      • Written Testimony
      • PayEquity in the New American Workplace
        • On the Panel: Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru, Acting Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
        • On the Panel: Jacqueline Berrien, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

        House Hearings

        • The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections has scheduled a legislative hearing for Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The hearing concerns legislation introduced in Congress about EEOC enforcement.
        • • EEOC October 9, 2014 Letter for Hearing Record
          • House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce ProtectionsThe Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities of the EEOC: Examining the Concerns ofStakeholders
          • • EEOC July 1, 2014 Letter for Hearing Record | Appendices for Hearing Record July 1, 2014
            • House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien testified
              • Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
              • https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg80892/html/CHRG-113hhrg80892.htm