the employment non discrimination act was passed on 1 june 1977.
the employment non discrimination act was passed on 1 june 1977.
when was the employment non discrimination act passed?
1 june 1977
on july 10, 2013, paul voted against the employment non-discrimination act of 2013 in the united states senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions. paul had introduced an amendment to broaden the religious exemption, but then he did not show up for the committee hearing. on the same day, he said "all i can say is, we have a zero tolerance policy for anybody who displays discriminatory behavior or belief in discriminating against people based on the color of their skin, their religion, their sexual orientation, anything like that," on november 4, 2013, he voted against cloture for the employment non-discrimination act of 2013. on november 7, 2013, he voted in favor of the toomey amendment, which would have excepted employees, who engages in secular activities as well as religious activities, shall not be subject to this act if the employee is employer by substantial part owned, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society. on november 7, 2013, he voted again against cloture for the employment non-discrimination act of 2013. on november 7, 2013, he voted again against the employment non-discrimination act of 2013. on november 14, 2013, after the senate passage of the employment non-discrimination act, he stated that his vote had nothing to do with supporting employment discrimination, but his support for sen. pat toomey's amendment that would exempt religious groups to the bill. after toomey's amendment was defeated in the senate, he said it was nearly impossible for him to support employment non-discrimination act as it stood, thus leaving the possibility of him voting for a future employment non-discrimination act bill, but only with stronger religious exceptions to it.
political positions of rand paul
on july 10, 2013, he voted against the employment non-discrimination act, that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by private sector employers with at least 15 employees. paul had introduced an amendment to broaden the religious exemptions to the employment non-discrimination act, but failed to show up for the committee hearing for it. a day after the vote, he said "all i can say is, we have a zero tolerance policy for anybody who displays discriminatory behavior or belief in discriminating against people based on the color of their skin, their religion, their sexual orientation, anything like that," in november 2013, he once again voted against the employment non-discrimination act. after the senate passage of the employment non-discrimination act, he stated that his vote had nothing to do with supporting employment discrimination, but his support for sen. pat toomey's amendment that would exempt religious groups to the bill. after toomey's amendment was defeated in the senate, paul said it was nearly impossible for him to support employment non-discrimination act as it stood, thus leaving the possibility of him voting for a future employment non-discrimination act bill, but only with stronger religious exceptions to it.
political positions of rand paul