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Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3845) Bill TextA joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. 3/27/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextA bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan. Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of the United States, or political appointee in the executive branch of the Government should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Fair Play-Equal Access in Membership Resolution - Expresses the sense of Congress that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, federal justice or judge, or political appointee in the executive branch should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race.
Also tagged in: Civil rights, Commemorations, Discrimination in education, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Higher education, Homosexuality, Local laws, School personnel, Sex change, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation, Special days, State and local government, State laws, Students, Teachers
Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools. 4/23/2007--Introduced. Supports the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in schools). Encourages each city and state to adopt laws to prohibit discrimination and harassment against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, Treaties, Treaty-making power, Women, Women's rights
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 1/24/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2988-2989; text as passed Senate: CR S2988-2989; text of measure as introduced: CR S2976) Bill TextA resolution commending the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the occasion of International Women's Day, for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights. 3/9/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Acknowledges the observance of March 8, 2007, as International Women's Day. Applauds the enactment of the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act by the Kingdom of Lesotho. Lauds the Kingdom of Lesotho for demonstrating its commitment to improve gender equity. Commends the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for developing and implementing policies to advance gender equity in the Kingdom of Lesotho and other countries eligible for MCC financial assistance.
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S113) Bill TextA bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to make certain graduate programs in professional psychology eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Strengthen the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement for the establishment and operation of a student loan fund with any public or other nonprofit school that offers a graduate program in professional psychology. Revises provisions concerning the collection of health professions data, sex discrimination in medical education programs, and definitions to make these applicable to "professional" (rather than "clinical") psychologists.
Also tagged in: Abortion, Civil rights, Constitution, Constitutional amendments, Equality before the law, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Reproduction, Women, Women's rights
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of rights and reproductive rights. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the United States and any state from denying or abridging: (1) equality of rights under the law on account of sex; and (2) reproductive rights for women.
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. 3/27/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Civil rights, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Equality before the law, Families, Family violence, Female circumcision, Foreign policy, Homicide, Human rights, International affairs, Law, Treaties, Women, Women's rights
Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextA resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society. 10/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Denounces and demands the cessation of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and crimes. Asserts that women are not chattel, should not be trafficked, exploited, or sold for services, and should not be denied the right to education, to ownership of property, or to participate in full, economic, social and political life. Demands the cessation of these barbaric practices and the dismantling of social and institutional [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Age discrimination, Aged, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government lending, Higher education, Minorities, Racial discrimination, Religion, Religious liberty, Student loan funds, Subsidies, Women
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. 6/17/2008--Introduced. Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program, education program length, or academic year in school.
Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Civil rights, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Minorities, Racial discrimination, Religion, Religious liberty, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' organizations, Women
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6102-6103) Bill TextExpressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary. 6/26/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the need for equal access to veterans' benefits for all who have honorably served. Supports the goals, ideals, and deeds of the American GI Forum and its members. Commends the work of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary. Encourages others to join with the American GI Forum to ensure that veterans are never again denied the benefits they rightfully deserve.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S790-791) Bill TextA bill to make improvements to the Small Business Act. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act - Amends the Small Business Act relating to the women's procurement program (the provision of contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to wait until five years after the program is implemented before conducting a required study to identify industries in which small businesses owned and controlled by women are underrepresented with respect to federal procurement contracting (and therefore eligible for contracting preferences or set-asides). Presumes as underrepresented by women-owned small businesses the industries identified in industry codes 11 through 81 of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System Code. States that a contracting officer need not make a finding of past gender discrimination by a contracting agency in order to comply [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Employee rights, Expert witnesses, Government employees, Government liability, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Legal fees, Mediation, Minimum wages, Pay equity, Punitive damages, Sexual harassment, State and local government, State employees, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Veterans, Veterans' employment, Wage restitution, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286) Bill TextA bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/24/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Employee rights, Expert witnesses, Government employees, Government liability, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Legal fees, Mediation, Minimum wages, Pay equity, Punitive damages, Sexual harassment, State and local government, State employees, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Veterans, Veterans' employment, Wage restitution, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextTo restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier Access [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Minority health, Racial discrimination, Science policy, Sexual orientation, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42 - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status against any person in the United States under any health care service or research program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Prosecution, Rape, Saudi Arabia, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sovereignty, Victims of crimes, Violence, Women, Women's rights
Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15653) Bill TextA resolution urging the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to overturn the sentence of the "Girl of Qatif". 12/14/2007--Introduced. Welcomes the commitment of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reform its judicial system. Condemns sexual violence in all forms. Urges the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to: (1) address the problem of violence against women in Saudi society, to promote equal treatment of women in the country's legal system, and to ensure that victims of sexual violence are not punished for the crimes committed against them; and (2) overturn the sentence of the "Girl of Qatif."
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Business, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Debt relief, Department of State, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Entrepreneurs, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Food, Food relief, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Human rights, Hunger, Infant mortality, International affairs, International agencies, International finance, Malaria, Malnutrition, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations, Potable water, Poverty, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Public-private partnerships, Sustainable development, Tariff preferences, Trade, Tuberculosis, Water resources, Women, Women's rights, World health
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331. Bill TextA bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. 4/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Birth control, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Economic assistance, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Equality before the law, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Government information, Government publicity, Health planning, Health policy, Higher education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Human rights, International affairs, International agencies, International cooperation, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Rape, Sex crimes, Sexual abstinence, Women, Women's education, Women's employment, Women's health, Women's health services, Women's rights, World health
Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14798-14799) Bill TextA bill to require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Introduced. Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) pursue a global HIV prevention strategy that emphasizes the needs of married and unmarried women and girls and addresses the factors that lead to gender disparities in HIV infection rates; and (2) balance funding for HIV prevention methods. Directs the President to: (1) formulate and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the public, a comprehensive and culturally appropriate global HIV prevention strategy that addresses the HIV vulnerability of married and unmarried women and girls and seeks to reduce [...] show full description
Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextRequiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Requires the House of Representatives, when the legislatures of an additional three states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of such Amendment.
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