All posts tagged "House of Representatives"
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As ENDA support falters, Republican backers dig in
After the Employment Non-Discrimination Act witnessed an exodus of support from several major LGBT-rights groups earlier this week, Republican supporters are vowing to push forward.
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Obama’s move to extend LGBT workplace protections lauded by advocates
LGBT-rights advocates greeted the White House’s Monday announcement that President Barack Obama will prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination with universal praise, describing the...
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Bipartisan support for ENDA grows in the House
The number of House Democrats who are not cosponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act dropped to eight Thursday as Rep. Jim Costa became the latest member...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge Boehner to allow ENDA vote
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is urging Speaker John Boehner to bring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the floor of the...
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ENDA movement doesn’t eclipse push for Obama executive action
With landmark legislation that would outlaw anti-LGBT workplace discrimination having hit a wall in the House of Representatives, the White House is once again deflecting...
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Republican support, critical to ENDA’s Senate passage, remains key in House
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake had just concluded a speech urging his colleagues to find ways to reduce the nation’s budget and deficit when Sen. Jeff...
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Reid confident of ENDA Senate passage, blasts House intransigence
Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed confidence Wednesday that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act will pass the Senate tomorrow, while blasting the chamber across the hall for...
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Drafting ENDA’s battle plan in the House
Nearly 200 members of the House of Representatives support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but the man who controls that chamber appears poised to block even...
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While Senate readies ENDA vote, uphill House push remains
For the first time in 17 years, a landmark piece of legislation that would prohibit employers from anti-LGBT workplace discrimination is on its way to...
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Pennsylvania state legislators to introduce gay-marriage bill in House
Two Pennsylvania state representatives announced at a Thursday press conference that they plan to introduce a marriage-equality bill in the General Assembly’s lower chamber that...
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Sean Eldridge omits husband, marriage advocacy from campaign launch
It was an announcement many have expected for months. In a nearly three-minute video tweeted out Sunday night, Sean Eldridge announced his candidacy for New...
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Advocates slam proposed protections for marriage foes as anti-gay ‘Trojan Horse’
LGBT-rights groups were out in force Thursday blasting a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to “protect freedom of conscience” of those...
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Hawaii congressional delegation unites in call for marriage equality
All four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation joined in voicing their support Friday for passage of same-sex marriage legislation in the the Aloha State. In...
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp files constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
A handful of House Republicans are seeking to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage just days after the Supreme Court handed down two...
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House Democrats seek to expand housing protections to LGBT people
Democrats on Capitol Hill are seeking to extinguish LGBT housing discrimination with legislation introduced today that would amend a key provision of the Civil Rights...
