EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) (Title VII), as amended, as it appears in volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 2000e. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-166) (CRA) and the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-2) amend several sections of Title VII. In addition, section 102 of the CRA (which is printed elsewhere in this publication) amends the Revised Statutes by adding a new section following section 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1981), to provide for the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages in cases of intentional violations of Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Cross references to Title VII as enacted appear in italics following each section heading. Editor's notes also appear in italics.
An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Civil Rights Act of 1964".
§2000e. Definitions (Section 701)
§2000e-1. Exemption (Section 702)
§2000e-2. Unlawful Employment Practices (Section 703)
§2000e-3. Other Unlawful Employment Practices (Section 704)
§2000e-4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Section 705)
§2000e-5. Enforcement Provisions (Section 706)
§2000e-6. Civil Actions by the Attorney General (Section 707)
§2000e-7. Effect on State Laws (Section 708)
§2000e-8. Investigations, Inspections, Records, State Agencies (Section 709)
§2000e-9. Investigatory Powers (Section 710)
§2000e-10. Posting of Notices; Penalties (Section 711)
§2000e-11. Veterans' Special Rights or Preference (Section 712)
§2000e-12. Rules and Regulations (Section 713)
§2000e-13. Forcibly Resisting the Commission or Its Representatives (Section 714)
§2000e-14. Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council (Section 715)
§2000e-15. Effective Date (Section 716)