Discrimination. (Congressional Legislation).Two bills (H.R. 2692 and S. 1284), introduced by Rep. Christopher Shays Shays , Daniel 1747?-1825. American Revolutionary soldier and insurrectionist who with a band of armed men raided a government arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts, to protest the state legislature's indifference to the economic plight of farmers (R-CT) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) respectively, would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. . The identical bills would make it illegal for an employer to refuse to hire, to discriminate, or to discharge any individual because of that person's sexual orientation. Under the provision, it would also be illegal to limit, segregate seg·re·gate v. seg·re·gat·ed, seg·re·gat·ing, seg·re·gates v.tr. 1. To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. , or classify such individuals in a way that would affect the status of their employment. H.R. 2692 has 181 cosponsors and has been referred to the House Education and Workforce Committee, the House Administration Committee, the House Government Reform Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee may refer to:
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