Thursday, November 8th, 2007...1:23 pm
Employment Non-Discrimination Act Passes in House
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (”ENDA,” H.R. 3685), which bans employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. This bill has bipartisan support, and was passed by the House on a vote of 235-184. Rep. Don Young was among the Nays.
This is the first passage by either House of Congress of a bill to ban sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. H.R. 3685 does not ban job discrimination on the basis of gender identity such as transgender or gender non-conforming people.
Supporters for H.R. 3685 include NELA, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the NAACP, the Human Rights Campaign, United Reform Judaism, the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, and the National Education Association, among others.
Dale Carpenter analyzes the bill on The Volokh Conspiracy.
Here’s a map of state laws on sexual orientation discrimination.
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