Congress 107 - HR 2692 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001

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Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Administrative responsibility Apprenticeship Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Civil actions and liability Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 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 Federal employees Federal libraries Federal officials Fines (Penalties) Gay military personnel Gay rights Government liability Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Labor and Employment Labor union membership Labor unions Labor-management committees Law Legal fees Library of Congress Minorities Occupational retraining Position classification Presidential appointments Recruiting of employees Religion Religious liberty Reverse discrimination in employment Sexual orientation Small business State employees Unfair labor practices Whistle blowing

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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001 - 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.

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Nov 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sep 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Aug 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jul 31, 2001

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.
Jul 31, 2001

Introduced in House

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