Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001 (H.R. 2692) was designed to prohibit employers, employment agencies, and labor unions from discriminating against individuals based on their sexual orientation. If passed, the bill would have made it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or otherwise mistreat workers because of their sexual orientation, while also protecting employees from retaliation for reporting such discrimination.

The bill included specific limitations, such as exempting religious organizations and the military from these requirements and explicitly prohibiting the use of quotas or preferential treatment. While it aimed to provide federal workplace protections similar to those in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it did not require employers to provide benefits to domestic partners or collect statistics on the sexual orientation of their employees.