US Congress Senate Bill 1584 (Prior Session Legislation)

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November 5 2009 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations; and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act does not repeal or modify any federal, state, territorial, or local law creating a special right or preference concerning employment for a veteran. Provides for the construction of this Act regarding: (1) enforcement by employers of rules and policies; (2) sexual harassment; (3) certain shared facilities such as showers or dressing facilities; (4) construction of new or additional facilities; (5) dress and grooming standards; and (6) provision of employee benefits to married vs. unmarried couples. Declares that, in this Act, "married" refers to a legal union between one man and one woman. Prohibits the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from collecting statistics from covered entities on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or compelling the collection by covered entities of such statistics. Provides for enforcement, including giving the EEOC, the Librarian of Congress, the Attorney General, and U.S. courts the same enforcement powers as they have under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and other specified laws. Allows actions and proceedings, subject to exception, against the United States and the states.

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009

Sen Kirk, Paul Grattan, Jr.	Sen Specter, Arlen	Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Sen Cardin, Benjamin L.	Sen Kohl, Herb	Sen Snowe, Olympia J.	Sen Sanders, Bernard
Sen Murray, Patty	Sen Cantwell, Maria	Sen Feingold, Russell D.	Sen Collins, Susan M.
Sen Reed, Jack	Sen Franken, Al	Sen Burris, Roland	Sen Webb, Jim
Sen Udall, Tom	Sen Merkley, Jeff	Sen Kaufman, Edward E.	Sen Udall, Mark
Sen Bennet, Michael F.	Sen Landrieu, Mary L.	Sen Leahy, Patrick J.	Sen Feinstein, Dianne
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Klobuchar, Amy	Sen Kerry, John F.	Sen Kennedy, Edward M.
Sen Durbin, Richard	Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Brown, Sherrod	Sen Boxer, Barbara
Sen Bingaman, Jeff	Sen Levin, Carl	Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.	Sen Menendez, Robert
Sen Shaheen, Jeanne	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Inouye, Daniel K.	Sen Harkin, Tom
Sen Dodd, Christopher J.	Sen Wyden, Ron	Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Stabenow, Debbie
Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Begich, Mark

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-05		Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
2009-08-05		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8868-8870)
2009-08-05		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8867-8868)

HB2981 (Related) 2009-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HB3017 (Related) 2009-09-23 - Committee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN01584:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s1584is/pdf/BILLS-111s1584is.pdf