    [United States Senate Manual, 106th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 106-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
    [Page 143]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

         79.14                EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES\1\

                Whereas the Senate supports the principle that each
                    individual is entitled to the equal protection of the
                    laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Article of Amendment
                    to the Constitution of the United States; and
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                    \1\ See also rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the
                Senate.
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                Whereas the Senate as an employer is not compelled by law to
                    provide to its employees the protections against
                    discrimination established in the Equal Pay Act of 1963
                    or title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Now,
                    therefore, be it
                    Resolved, That (a) no Member, officer, or employee of
                the Senate shall, with respect to employment by the Senate
                or any office thereof--
                            (1) fail or refuse to hire an individual,
                            (2) discharge an individual, or
                            (3) otherwise discriminate against an individual
                        with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms,
                        conditions, or privileges of employment,
                on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion,
                sex, national origin or state of handicap.
                    (b) Each Member, officer, and employee of the Senate
                shall encourage the hiring of women and members of minority
                groups at all levels of employment on the staffs of Members,
                officers, and committees of the Senate.

                                         [S. Res. 534, 94-2, Sept. 8, 1976.]

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