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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation with respect to: (1) public accommodations; (2) public facilities; (3) federally assisted programs; (4) equal employment opportunities; (5) housing sales and rentals; and (6) brokerage services.]]></text>
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    <title>Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2005</title>
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        <title>To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes.</title>
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