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H.R. 1858 (105th)

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1997

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Introduced

10 June 1997

Last action

27 June 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Capps, Walter [D-CA-22], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]

Subjects

Defence, Taxation

Source updated

23 March 2026

Defence · Taxation

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Summary

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by covered entities, including an employing authority or office to which specified provisions of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 or the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 apply. Prohibits related retaliation and coercion. Declares that: (1) this Act does not apply to the provision of employee benefits for the benefit of an employee's partner; and (2) a disparate impact does not establish a prima facie violation of this Act. Prohibits: (1) quotas and preferential treatment; and (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from entering into a consent decree that includes a quota or preferential treatment. Declares that this Act does not apply to: (1) religious organizations (except regarding employment in a position the duties of which pertain solely to activities of the organization that generate unrelated business income subject to taxation under specified Internal Revenue Code provisions); (2) the armed forces; or (3) laws creating special rights or preferences for veterans. Provides for enforcement. Disallows State immunity. Makes the United States or a State liable for all remedies (except punitive damages, with compensatory damages available to the extent specified in certain existing provisions of law) to the same extent as under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Allows recovery of attorney's fees. Requires posting notices for employees and applicants.

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Timeline

  1. 10 June 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Education and the Workforce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 June 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Oversight, Government Reform and Oversight, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 June 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 June 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 16 June 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

    Source: Committee

  6. 27 June 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

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