[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 130 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 130

 Expressing the sense of the Congress that neither the President, the 
  Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of the 
 United States, or political appointee in the executive branch of the 
 Government should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of 
                              sex or race.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

  Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
 Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, 
  Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Norton) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees 
    on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that neither the President, the 
  Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of the 
 United States, or political appointee in the executive branch of the 
 Government should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of 
                              sex or race.

Whereas Congress respects the right of private association;
Whereas the right of private association among friends, colleagues, and like-
        minded individuals is a deeply held American value when it is truly 
        private, but is immorally invoked when it is used as a cover for 
        discrimination;
Whereas the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, justices and 
        judges of the United States, and political appointees in the executive 
        branch of the Government, by virtue of their public office, are 
        obligated to adhere to a higher standard of conduct than what is 
        minimally required by law, a standard of conduct that reflects the 
        American value that discrimination is wrong; and
Whereas Members of Congress and other Government officials have recognized that 
        membership in any club that discriminates is unacceptable for a public 
        official, and have consequently resigned therefrom: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Fair Play-Equal Access in 
Membership Resolution''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that neither the President, the 
Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of the 
United States, or political appointee in the executive branch of the 
Government should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of 
sex or race.
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