HR 3285 108th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Apprenticeship Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Commerce Congress Congressional agencies Congressional employees Consent decrees Damages Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Employee rights Employment agencies Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2003

Introduced: October 8, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Oct 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Oct 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Oct 8, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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.

Oct 8, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by covered entities (including employment agencies, labor organizations, and training programs). Prohibits related retaliation and coercion.

Declares this Act inapplicable to the provision of employee benefits for the benefit of an employee's domestic partner. Prohibits the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from: (1) collecting statistics on sexual orientation from covered entities; and (2) compelling covered entities to collect such statistics. Prohibits: (1) quotas and preferential treatment; and (2) an order or consent decree for a violation of this Act that includes a quota or preferential treatment. Declares that this Act is inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations; (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the armed forces; or (3) laws creating special rights or preferences for veterans.

Prohibits the imposition of affirmative action for a violation of this Act. Disallows State immunity. Makes the United States or a State liable for remedies to the same extent as under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

What's happening now January 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 7

Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 34

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Oct 8, 2003

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Oct 8, 2003

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Oct 8, 2003

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Oct 8, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Oct 8, 2003

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Oct 8, 2003

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Oct 8, 2003

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · Oct 8, 2003

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Oct 8, 2003

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Oct 8, 2003

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Oct 8, 2003

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Oct 8, 2003

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2003

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Oct 8, 2003

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2003

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Oct 8, 2003

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Oct 8, 2003

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Oct 8, 2003

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Oct 8, 2003

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Oct 8, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Oct 8, 2003

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Oct 8, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Oct 8, 2003

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Oct 8, 2003

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Oct 8, 2003

Sherman, Brad

California · Oct 8, 2003

Smith, Adam

Washington · Oct 8, 2003

Thompson, Mike

California · Oct 8, 2003

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Oct 8, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Oct 8, 2003

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Oct 8, 2003

Waters, Maxine

California · Oct 8, 2003

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