[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3084]
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SA 1392. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt
status of certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the end of title I, add the following:
SEC. 112. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON RATIFICATION OF THE ILO
CONVENTION NO. 111 ON DISCRIMINATION IN
EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) trading partners of the United States should pursue
policies designed to promote equality of opportunity and
treatment with a view toward eliminating discrimination in
employment and occupation;
(2) it should be the policy of the United States to
reaffirm the commitment of the United States to eliminating
any distinction, exclusion, or preference that has the effect
of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or
treatment in employment or occupation, including on the basis
of race, sex, or religion; and
(3) the Senate should move promptly to approve a resolution
of ratification of ILO Convention No. 111 on Discrimination
in Employment and Occupation, one of the 8 core conventions
of the ILO, which has been ratified by 172 of the 185 member
countries of the ILO.
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