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ABOVE: Tammy at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the Congressional Pilgrimage to civil rights landmarks in Alabama. |
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RELATED LEGISLATION:
Cosponsor of H.R. 1180 - Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness
Act
Supporting recruitment and training of teachers for Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Cosponsor of H.R. 1343 - Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Adds disability, gender and sexual orientation to the current hate crime law.
Cosponsor of H.R. 1489 - Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act
Prohibits the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from
unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, or disability.
Cosponsor of H.R. 162 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of
2001
Prohibits group and individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations
or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health benefits and on the
coverage of substance abuse and chemical dependency benefits if similar limitations
or requirements are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits.
Cosponsor of H.R. 2074 - End Racial Profiling Act
Comprehensively addresses the issue of racial profiling. The bill defines racial
profiling, gives victims of racial profiling the right to sue police departments
that have violated their rights, allows the Attorney General to mandate collection
of traffic stop data, and provides grants to local law enforcement to pay for
data collection.
Cosponsor of H.R. 2692 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of real or perceived sexual
orientation
Cosponsor of H.R. 600 - Family Opportunity Act
Gives states the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase
Medicaid coverage for their children.
Cosponsor of H.R. 602 - Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment
Act
Prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of genetic information with
respect to health insurance.
Cosponsor of H.R. 659 and H.R. 737
Authorize full funding of disability education
Oppose
H.R. 914 - ADA Notification Act, which would limit the right to court action
to remedy an ADA violation by imposing a number of conditions on any civil action.
Support
Full funding and staffing for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department.
Support
Full funding and staffing for the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
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