H.J.Res. 43
Referred to CommitteeDisapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
5/4/2015 • Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-593), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 25, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
D.C. Act 20-593:
- amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 to protect individuals from discrimination by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization, based on an individual's or dependent's reproductive health decisions; and
- defines reproductive health decisions to include a decision by an employee, his or her dependent, or the employee's spouse related to the use or intended use of a particular drug, device, or medical service, including the use or intended use of contraception or fertility control or the planned or intended initiation or termination of a pregnancy.
Passed House without amendment • 4/30/2015
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Originated in the House
Introduced
April 13, 2015
Committee Review
April 21, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
Floor Debate
April 30, 2015
Passed Chamber
April 30, 2015
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