1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term future earnings table includes any table or compilation of economic data used to determine— (A) how many years an individual would have worked in the future; or (B) the average wage an individual would have earned in the future; and (2) the term protected class means a group of individuals sharing a common characteristic or identity who are legally protected against discrimination. 3. Calculations of damages (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court of the United States may award damages to a plaintiff in a civil action using a calculation for the projected future earning potential of that plaintiff that takes into account the race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation of the plaintiff. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny a court from ordering damages based on the fact that the plaintiff is a member of a protected class or for the purposes of Federal civil rights laws. 4. Inclusive future earnings tables Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Secretary of Labor shall develop guidance for forensic economists to develop inclusive future earnings tables that do not rely on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation; and (2) the Secretary of Labor and the Attorney General shall develop guidance for States on how to make calculations of future earnings in State tort proceedings free of bias on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation. 5. Study and report (a) Judicial Conference of the United States (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall conduct a study on— (A) damages awarded under Federal law for personal injury