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| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 + | On February 5, 2009, the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senator DeMint (R-SC) that would have removed religious liberty protections from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1) by a vote of 54-43. The ACLU opposed the DeMint Amendment because it was at stark odds with the Constitution's Establishment Clause, as well as Supreme Court precedent. It would have removed a provision from the economic stimulus bill that reinforces constitutional protections by prohibiting the government from providing "green-building" federal funds for the construction or repair of buildings used for worship or other religious purposes. |
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| S.181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 + | On January 22, 2009, the Senate defeated a weakening amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) offered by Senator Hutchison (R-TX) by a vote of 55 to 40. The ACLU opposed the Hutchison Amendment, which would have gutted the protections provided in the underlying legislation by forcing employees seeking to challenge pay discrimination to abide by the unfair rule set out in Ledbetter v. Goodyear unless they could prove that they had no reason to suspect pay discrimination. Instead of solving the problem the Ledbetter decision created, the Hutchison Amendment would have forced employees to rush to file complaints at any mere rumor of discrimination lest they lose their access to relief., On January 22, 2009, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) by a vote of 61 to 36. The ACLU supported this legislation, which would allow employees who have suffered pay discrimination to seek vindication without facing unduly and unfairly restrictive deadlines. The legislation addresses wage disparities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability, clarifying that such discrimination is not a one-time occurrence that starts and ends with a pay decision, but that each paycheck represents a continuing violation by an employer. |
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| Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 + | On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senator Ensign (R-NV) that would have continued federal funding for private and religious school vouchers in the District of Columbia by a vote of 58-39. Senator Ensign attempted to attach his amendment to the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105). The Ensign Amendment would have removed requirements in the underlying legislation that mandate congressional reauthorization and approval by the D.C. government in order for the voucher program, the nation's first and only federally-funded private and religious school program of its kind, to receive federal funding after the 2009-2010 academic year. The ACLU opposed the Ensign Amendment because the federal government should not send taxpayer dollars to fund, directly or indirectly, the religious education of children. Additionally, federal funds should not be used to subsidize private and religious schools that do not have to comply with many federal, state and local civil rights laws. |
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| U.S. Senate record vote 14, 111th Congress, Session 1 + | On January 22, 2009, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) by a vote of 61 to 36. The ACLU supported this legislation, which would allow employees who have suffered pay discrimination to seek vindication without facing unduly and unfairly restrictive deadlines. The legislation addresses wage disparities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability, clarifying that such discrimination is not a one-time occurrence that starts and ends with a pay decision, but that each paycheck represents a continuing violation by an employer. |
| U.S. Senate record vote 47, 111th Congress, Session 1 + | On February 5, 2009, the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senator DeMint (R-SC) that would have removed religious liberty protections from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1) by a vote of 54-43. The ACLU opposed the DeMint Amendment because it was at stark odds with the Constitution's Establishment Clause, as well as Supreme Court precedent. It would have removed a provision from the economic stimulus bill that reinforces constitutional protections by prohibiting the government from providing "green-building" federal funds for the construction or repair of buildings used for worship or other religious purposes. |
| U.S. Senate record vote 7, 111th Congress, Session 1 + | On January 22, 2009, the Senate defeated a weakening amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) offered by Senator Hutchison (R-TX) by a vote of 55 to 40. The ACLU opposed the Hutchison Amendment, which would have gutted the protections provided in the underlying legislation by forcing employees seeking to challenge pay discrimination to abide by the unfair rule set out in Ledbetter v. Goodyear unless they could prove that they had no reason to suspect pay discrimination. Instead of solving the problem the Ledbetter decision created, the Hutchison Amendment would have forced employees to rush to file complaints at any mere rumor of discrimination lest they lose their access to relief. |
| U.S. Senate record vote 94, 111th Congress, Session 1 + | On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senator Ensign (R-NV) that would have continued federal funding for private and religious school vouchers in the District of Columbia by a vote of 58-39. Senator Ensign attempted to attach his amendment to the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105). The Ensign Amendment would have removed requirements in the underlying legislation that mandate congressional reauthorization and approval by the D.C. government in order for the voucher program, the nation's first and only federally-funded private and religious school program of its kind, to receive federal funding after the 2009-2010 academic year. The ACLU opposed the Ensign Amendment because the federal government should not send taxpayer dollars to fund, directly or indirectly, the religious education of children. Additionally, federal funds should not be used to subsidize private and religious schools that do not have to comply with many federal, state and local civil rights laws. |
