Bill would give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers
(Washington) Legislation has been introduced in the the House and Senate to provide benefits for same-sex domestic partners of federal civilian employees on the same basis as spousal benefits.
The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act is sponsored by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) in the House and …
Sick leave act would aid gay families
(Washington) Legislation that would require most employers to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave a year for most employees could be a major boon to same-sex families.
The Healthy Families Act, introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D), would include all companies with 15 or more workers and guarantee employees …
Amendment would include LGBT students in Federal bully law
(Washington) Legislation that would amend federal anti-bullying law to include sexual orientation and gender identity has been re-introduced in Congress.
The Safe Schools Improvement Act was filed in the House by Reps Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY).
It would amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities …
House committee takes up hate crimes bill
(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.
It is expected the bill will be marked up and be sent to the full House for a vote, possibly before …
Hate crimes bill reintroduced in Congress
(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law has been reintroduced in Congress.
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act for the college student who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime …
DADT repeal bill refiled
(Washington) Legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the ban on gays serving openly in the military was filed Monday in the House of Representatives.
The last attempt to void the Clinton-era law died at the end of the last Congress. The new attempt was filed by Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher, …
Bill would allow gays to sponsor foreign partners
(Washington) Legislation was re-introduced in Congress Thursday that would allow Americans in a same-sex relationship to sponsor their “permanent partners” for legal residency in the United States, a right currently afforded only to opposite-sex couples under immigration law.
The Uniting American Families Act was filed in the House by Rep. Jerrold …
Wash. mulls major expansion of gay partner law
(Olympia, Washington) Legislation that would expand Washington’s 2007 Domestic Partner law to provide all of the state rights and benefits of marriage and a bill to legalize same-sex marriage have been filed in the Legislature.
Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Ed Murray and Rep. Jamie Pedersen, both Democrats and openly …
