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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001

1/16/2023, 5:17 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 2692

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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Current Status of Bill HR 2692

Bill HR 2692 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 31, 2001. Bill HR 2692 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the House on July 31, 2001.  Bill HR 2692's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. as of November 2, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2692

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
193
Democrat Cosponsors
172
Republican Cosponsors
20
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2692

Primary Policy Focus

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Administrative responsibility
- 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
- Federal employees
- Federal libraries
- Federal officials
- Fines (Penalties)
- Gay military personnel
- Gay rights
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government liability
- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2692

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001
Employment Discrimination bill

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