[United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
[S. Doc. 112-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 178-179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


       100                EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES\2\

            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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                \2\ 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--

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                        (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.]