HRES 428
114th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional officers and employees
Employment discrimination and employee rights
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.
Introduced: September 17, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Sep 17, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House from discharging and refusing to hire an individual or otherwise discriminate against them with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of their actual or perceived:
- race,
- color,
- religion,
- sex (including marital or parental status),
- disability,
- age, or
- national origin.
Adds an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity to this list.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Committees of jurisdiction
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