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1. Employment Non-Discrimination Act (S. 869, HR 1858) Cosponsorship
Request by the Human Rights Campaign. All members of the Senate and the
House were asked to cosponsor legislation.prohibiting anti-gay discrimination
in the workplace. Introduced 6/10/97, the.act has 35 cosponsors in the
Senate and 157 cosponsors in the House:
Goode: Did not support
Billy: Did not support
Warner: Did not support
Robb: Supported.
2. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 1529, HR 3081): Cosponsorship Request
by the Human Rights Campaign. All members of the Senate and House were asked
to cosponsor legislation extending federal jurisdiction over serious, violent
hate crimes committed against lesbian and gay Americans when others will
not or cannot act. Introduced on November 13, 1997, the act has 32 cosponsors
in the Senate and 163 cosponsors in the House.
Goode: Did not support
Bliley: Did not support
Warner: Did not support
Robb: Supported.
3. Non-Discrimination Policy: Requested by the Human Rights Campaign.
Senators and Representatives were asked to voluntarily adopt a written policy
for their congressional offices indicating that sexual orientation is not
a factor in their employment decisions. A total of 65 Senators and 249 Representatives
have adopted a non-discrimination policy.
Goode: Did not support.
Bliley: Supported.
Warner: Did not support.
Robb: Supported.
4. Ashcroft Amendment to HR 2107 (Senate Only). Sen. John Aschroft,
R-Mo., offered an amendment to the Department of Interior appropriations
bill that would eliminate all funding for the National Endowment for the
Arts. The Senate rejected this amendment on 9/17/97 by a vote of 23 to
77. The Human Rights Campaign and other national gay and lesbian organizations
opposed cutting funding.
Warner: Supported maintaining current funding.
Robb: Supported maintaining current funding.
5. Satcher Nomination to be Surgeon General - Final Passage (Senate
Only).
On 2/10/98, the Senate voted to confirm nominee Dr. David Satcher to be
U.S. surgeon general and assistant secretary for health by a vote of 63
to 35. Most major gay organizations supported this nomination.
Warner: Did not vote.
Robb: Supported the nomination.
6. Federal Funding Ban for Needle Exchange Program (House Only).
Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-NY, introduced HR 3717, a bill that would permanently
ban federal funding for local needle exchange programs. On 4/29/98, the
House passed HR 3717 by a vote of 287 to 140. Six representatives did not
vote.
Goode: Voted for the ban.
Bliley: Voted for the ban.
7. Riggs Amendment to H.R. 4194 (House Only). Rep. Frank Riggs, R-Calif,
introduced this amendment to the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development
appropriations bill to prohibit funds from being used to implement the San
Francisco ordinance that requires private companies and organizations contracting
with or receiving grants from the city to provide health care benefits
to unmarried domestic partners of their workers. This amendment passed 7/29/98
by 214 to 212. Eight representatives did not vote. (For a more detailed
explanation of this bill, e-mail Created Equal with
your questions)
Goode: Voted to prohibit San Francisco from using its funding
in
this manner.
Bliley: Voted to prohibit . . .
8. Hilleary Amendment to HR 4194 (House Only). Rep. Van Hilleary,
R-Tenn, introduced this amendment to the Veterans Affairs, Housing and
Urban Development appropriations bill to take $21 million from the Housing
Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) program. This amendment passed
the House July 29, 1998, by a vote of 231 to 200. Three representatives
did not vote.
Goode: Voted to reduce funding.
Bliley: Voted to reduce funding.
9. Hefley Amendment to HR 4276 (House Only). Rep. Joel Hefley, R-Colo.,
introduced this amendment to the Commerce, Justice and State appropriations
bill in order to gut President Clinton's executive order prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian workforce. This amendment
was defeated 8/5/98 by a vote of 176 to 252. Six representatives did not
vote.
Goode: Voted to gut the presidential order.
Bliley: Voted to let the order stand.
10.Largent Amendment to HR 4380 (House Only). Rep. Steve Largent,
R-Okla., introduced his amendment to the District of Columbia appropriations
bill to prohibit couples in the District of Columbia not related by blood
or marriage from jointly adopting a child. This amendment passed 8/7/98
by 227 to 192. Fifteen representatives did not vote.
Goode: Voted to prohibit.
Bliley: Voted to prohibit.
For the Record: On the issues tracked, our representatives scored
the following grades on gay issues:
0% Virgil Goode, C'ville's Representative to the US House of
Representatives
25% Tom Bliley, Albemarle's Representative
20% John Warner, U.S. Senator
100% Charles Robb, U. S, Senator
As we will always do, Created Equal encourages you to contact your
prospective representatives and either thank them for their support, or
express your disappointment in their votes and encourage them to vote differently
in the future.You can reach your representatives with these addresses and
phone numbers (As Congress is no longer in session, we've supplied the most
local addresses when available):
Virgil Goode:
e-mail: Rep.Goode@mail.house.gov
C'ville office phone: 295-6059
C'ville office address: 104 South First Street, C'ville, 22902
Thomas Bliley:
e-mail: tom.bliley@mail.house.gov
District Office phone: 540-825-8960
District Office address: Culpeper Office Park, Suite 207, 763 Madison Road,
Culpeper, VA 22701
John Warner:
e-mail: senator@warner.senate.gov
D.C. Address: 225 Russell Building, Washington, DC, 20510
D.C. Phone: 202-224-2023
Charles Robb:
e-mail: senator@robb.senate.gov
D.C. Address: SR - 154, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC,
20510
You can reach Created Equal at EqualGroup@aol.com.
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