WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Sex discrimination

H.R. 6927, To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer, and for other purposes

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6927 would protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer....

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H.R. 1338, The Paycheck Fairness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.14

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1338 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex....

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H.R. 6314, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6314 would increase awareness of the existence of and it would overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training....

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S. 3141, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3141 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program....

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H.R. 6263, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6263 would increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training....

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S. 2433, The Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2433 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day....

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S. 2608, The Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2608 would make improvements to the Small Business Act....

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S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2554 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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H.R. 5129, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5129 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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H.R. 4849, The Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4849 would prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status....

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S. 2415, The Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2415 would require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS....

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H.R. 3728, The International Women's Freedom Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3728 would express United States foreign policy with respect to, and strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender....

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H.R. 3686, To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3686 would prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity....

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H.R. 3514, The Gender Bias Elimination Act of 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3514 would authorize workshops to eliminate gender bias for women in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics....

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S. 1998, The International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1998 would reduce child marriage....

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H.R. 3132, The Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2007

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3132 would amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs....

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H.R. 2831, The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2831 would amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice....

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H.R. 2604, The United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2604 would provide financial and other support to the United Nations Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit the incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, promote universal access to safe and reliable family planning, and assist women, children, and men in developing countries to live better lives....

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H.R. 2446, The Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $57.00

Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2446 would reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002....

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H.R. 2522, The Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2522 would establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery....

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H.R. 2236, The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2236 would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers, it would provide for a performance standard for breast pumps, and it would provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding....

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H.R. 2100, The Equal Opportunity Protection and Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2100 would provide for equal protection of the law and prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions....

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H.R. 1592, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1592 would provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes....

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H.R. 2019, The Fair Pay Act of 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2019 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin....

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H.R. 1964, The Freedom of Choice Act

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1964 would protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy....

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