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ENDA Markup Postponed Chairman

Started by Shana A, November 18, 2009, 08:08:00 AM

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Shana A

November 18, 2009, 08:08:00 AM
Monday, November 16, 2009
ENDA Markup Postponed
Posted by Mara Keisling at 10:07 PM

http://nctequality.blogspot.com/2009/11/enda-markup-postponed.html

Chairman George Miller of the House Education and Labor Committee temporarily postponed Wednesday's mark up on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in order to finalize some legal and technical issues with the bill. A new date will be set after the Thanksgiving recess.

Attorneys and advocates from NCTE and other the LGBT organizations have been working closely with committee staff on the legal aspects of the bill; in fact, we're talking with them daily. There are still a few technicalities that do need to be finalized before a successful mark up can be held. Those supporting the bill, including Chairman Miller, want to ensure that, once passed, ENDA will absolutely stand up in a court of law, and be as airtight as possible, so that even conservative anti-LGBT judges won't find it easy to whittle away at ENDA.
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