Text of US HR 678 (2014)

IV 113TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 678 Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 22, 2014 Mr. POLIS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orienta- tion or gender identity. Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res- 1 olution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in 2 the House of the bill (S. 815) to prohibit employment dis- 3 crimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 4 identity. All points of order against consideration of the 5 bill are waived. The amendment described in section 2 6 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall 7 be considered as read. All points of order against provi- 8 sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 9 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 10 VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:32 Jul 23, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR678.IH HR678 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 678 IH amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final 1 passage without intervening motion except one hour of de- 2 bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank- 3 ing minority member of the Committee on Education and 4 the Workforce and one motion to recommit. 5 SEC. 2. The amendment described in this section is 6 an amendment to S. 815 to strike section 6 of the bill 7 and insert the following: 8 ‘‘SEC. 6. EXEMPTION FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 9 ‘‘This Act shall not change the requirements of title 10 VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 11 seq.), pursuant to section 702(a) or 703(e)(2) of such Act 12 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–1(a), 2000e–2(e)(2)), applicable to a re- 13 ligious corporation, association, educational institution, or 14 society with respect to the employment of individuals of 15 a particular religion to perform work connected with the 16 carrying on by such corporation, association, educational 17 institution, or society of its activities. Such organizations 18 are not exempt from the requirements of this Act to re- 19 frain from discrimination based on sexual orientation or 20 gender identity, in the same manner as is required with 21 respect to discrimination based on race, color, sex and na- 22 tional origin under such title.’’. 23 VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:32 Jul 23, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR678.IH HR678 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 678 IH SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to 1 the consideration of S. 815. 2 Æ VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:32 Jul 23, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR678.IH HR678 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS