3.0.0 8809 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z House HR 2020-11-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 8809.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H6019]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-11-24T15:01:20Z 2020-11-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-11-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2020-11-24 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-11-24 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-11-24 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-11-24 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-11-24 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-11-24 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2020-11-24 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2020-12-02 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-12-02 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-12-02 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2020-12-07 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-12-10 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-12-10 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2020-12-10 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-12-16 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2020-12-16 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-12-17 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2020-12-17 False K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2020-12-18 False International Affairs Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Marriage and family status Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Personnel records Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2020-11-24 Introduced in House 2021-08-25T20:42:25Z Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2020 or the LOVE Act of 2020

This bill offers a formal apology from Congress for encouraging policies at the Department of State such as the Lavender Scare, which resulted in the wrongful termination of at least 1,000 people for alleged homosexuality.

The State Department must (1) review all employee terminations that occurred as a consequence of the Lavender Scare to identify who was wrongfully terminated for their real or perceived sexual orientation, and (2) issue a public report on the findings.

The State Department shall establish an independent Reconciliation Board to contact any employee (or a family member of a deceased employee) improperly terminated during the Lavender Scare and offer to change the employee's record to reflect this finding. The board shall accept and review petitions from former employees who believe they were terminated due to sexual orientation.

The State Department shall establish a board of senior-level officials to address issues that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) Foreign Service employees and their families face. The board shall report comments on or recommendations for improving State Department policies to prevent sexual orientation discrimination.

The State Department shall report on (1) countries that do not issue spousal visas for Foreign Service employee spouses due to sexual orientation, and (2) recommendations on how to address this.

]]> LOVE Act of 2020 Display Title LOVE Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced LOVE Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To review the termination characterization of former employees of the Department of State who were fired by reason of the sexual orientation of such employees, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8809ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8809ih.xml 2020-11-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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.