3.0.0 11 2023-01-11T13:27:46Z 2023-01-11T13:27:46Z Senate SJRES 2015-03-18 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-18T15:27:19Z Disapproving the action of the Council of the District of Columbia in approving section 3(a) of the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014. 114 44 HJRES 2015-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2015-03-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2015-03-18 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2015-04-14 False Government Operations and Politics Age discrimination Congressional oversight Crime victims District of Columbia Domestic violence and child abuse Genetics Government studies and investigations Human rights Marriage and family status Racial and ethnic relations Religion School administration Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-25T13:43:41Z

Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-605), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 25, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

D.C. Act 20-605:

  • amends the Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of 1999 to require the Director of the Office of Human Rights to have a demonstrated professional background in human rights law,
  • amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 (HRA of 1977) to require the annual report by the Mayor to the District Council to include information on investigations and inquiries undertaken by the Director or the Office,
  • repeals the exemption allowing religiously-affiliated educational institutions to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and
  • makes inapplicable to HRA of 1977 claims that required specified written notice to the Mayor regarding claims against the District for unliquidated damages.
]]> A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014. Display Title A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014. Official Title as Introduced A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114sjres11is/xml/BILLS-114sjres11is.xml 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.