To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity.

9/27/2007--Introduced.
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only dispar more...ate treatment claims.
Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to:
(1) religious organizations; and
(2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act does not repeal or modify any federal, state, territorial, or local law creating a special right or preference concerning employment for a veteran.
Provides for the construction of this Act with regard to:
(1) enforcement by employers of rules and policies;
(2) sexual harassment;
(3) certain shared facilities such as showers or dressing facilities;
(4) the construction of new or additional facilities; and
(5) dress and grooming standards.
Prohibits the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from collecting statistics from covered entities on actual or perceived gender identity or compelling the collection by covered entities of such statistics.
Provides for enforcement, including giving the EEOC, the Librarian of Congress, the Attorney General, and U.S. courts the same enforcement powers as they have under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and other specified laws.
Allows actions and proceedings against state governments and, subject to limitation, the federal government.

Sponsor

• Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
• and 8 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 5 more
  • House Administration
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Judiciary
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3686

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 27, 2007

Related Issue Areas:

• Women
• State and local government
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• Sex discrimination
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• Law
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• Government information
• Dismissal of employees
• Discrimination in employment
• Disciplining of employees
• Civil rights enforcement
• Actions and defenses
• Civil rights

In the News

October 17, 2007 ENDA vote expected next week

... of seeking the anti-discrimination legislation through a two-bill strategy — HR 3685 with sexual orientation only and HR 3686 with gender identity only. ...

Source: Bay Windows, MA
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October 17, 2007 Gloves come off in fight over ENDA

... of seeking the anti-discrimination legislation through a two-bill strategy –HR 3685 with sexual orientation only and HR 3686 with gender identity only. ...

Source: Windy City Times, IL
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October 11, 2007 Gay Rights Backers Split on Bias Bill

By January, laws also will be in effect in Iowa, Vermont, Colorado and Oregon. The bill numbers are HR 2015, HR 3685 and HR 3686.

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December 19, 2007 Politically Speaking:Arkansas Gay History EDITOR makes http://www ...

HR3685 prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, while HR3686 prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Furthermore, HR3685 and HR3686 have broader religious exemptions than HR2015, ...

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December 17, 2007 Everything is Everything and Me...

Everything is Everything and Me... 9 days until Christmas 2007 and the count down to the beginning of New Year, 2008. Boy, where has the time gone? Well, it's been a whirlwind year of breaking news, fluid content, cutting edge graphics, savvy new links

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November 09, 2007 Seven Deadly Sins: Republican Deceit on the ENDA Debate in the House

I wonder why he and his colleagues are not co-sponsoring HR 3686, which would outlaw discrimination against people based on gender stereotyping. The reason is that they do not understand the Good News and instead use the Holy Bible as ...

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