H.Res. 678: Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-22 · Congress · Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Polis. Petition No: 113-11. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0011.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Polis. Petition No: 113-11. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0011.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Plain summary

Provides for the consideration of the bill (S. 815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 [ENDA]) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Sets forth an amendment providing that: (1) ENDA shall not change the requirements of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applicable to a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with carrying out the activities of such an organization; and (2) such organizations are not exempt from ENDA's requirements to refrain from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the same manner as is required with respect to discrimination based on race, color, sex and national origin under such title.

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Official text

Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113