http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_2015.html?rev=305 <p>H.R. 2015 would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 305@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 31 May 2007 09:24:35 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_2015.html?rev=306 <p>H.R. 2015 would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>From the American Civil Liberties Union:</p> <p>The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all aspects of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, and most terms and conditions of employment.</p> <p>Hardworking Americans should not be kept from supporting their families and contributing to the economy because of characteristics that have no bearing whatsoever on their ability to perform a job.</p> <p>Employment is essential, even necessary for survival, for most Americans. To deprive GLBT individuals of employment based on characteristics unrelated to the job can spell disaster for them and their families. It can also deprive workplaces of qualified employees.</p> <p>The vast majority of GLBT workers receive no employment protection from state or local laws. It remains legal in 33 states to fire or refuse to hire based on an individual's sexual orientation, and in 42 states to do so solely based on an individual's gender identity.</p> <p>Anti-discrimination laws are not &quot;special rights.&quot; Most Americans already possess the right to have and keep a job they perform well, and for which they are qualified - either because they're already protected against discrimination or they don't face discrimination in the workplace. But for GLBT people who do, there is nothing &quot;special&quot; about a law aimed at preserving one's right to be treated the same as one's colleagues.</p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 306@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 31 May 2007 09:24:35 EDT