Full Committee Markup
10:00 AM, November 18, 2009
2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
This markup has been postponed.
On Wednesday, November 18, the House Education and Labor Committee will vote on legislation to end the widespread practice of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017), introduced by Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), would prohibit employment discrimination, preferential treatment, and retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by employers with 15 or more employees. Currently, it is legal to discriminate in the workplace based on sexual orientation in 29 states and to discriminate based on gender identity in 38 states.
For more information on the bill, click here.
On Wednesday, November 18, the House Education and Labor Committee will vote on legislation to end the widespread practice of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017), introduced by Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), would prohibit employment discrimination, preferential treatment, and retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by employers with 15 or more employees. Currently, it is legal to discriminate in the workplace based on sexual orientation in 29 states and to discriminate based on gender identity in 38 states.
For more information on the bill, click here.
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- Chairman Miller and Congressman Holt Respond to NAEP Report on High School Seniors Press Release
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- Chairs Miller and Woolsey Statement on Republican Filibuster of Paycheck Fairness Bill Press Release
Issues
- Education (1)
- Disability Issues (1)
- ESEA
- Early Childhood (3)
- Elementary and Secondary Education (4)
- Higher Education (5)
- Literacy and Adult Education
- Other Education and Youth Issues (7)
- Teacher Issues
- Labor
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