Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-3285
Sponsor: Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Introduced: 2003-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: 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
Federal employees
Federal libraries
Federal officials
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Homosexuality
Injunctions
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Labor-management committees
Law
Legal fees
Library of Congress
Military personnel
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

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2003-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2003-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-08
text: Introduced in House