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Bill Would Protect Workers from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of H.R.3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). This legislation makes it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against employees simply based on their sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation. ENDA applies to all private sector employers with 15 or more employees, employment agencies, labor organizations, and joint labor-management committees.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight on the current human rights situation in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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The full text Rep. Lofgren’s full testimony is below.
Bill Authorizes $359 Million for Local Water Development Projects
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to override the President’s veto on H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The House voted overwhelmingly, 361 to 54, to override the President’s ill advised veto. This bipartisan bill authorizes vital Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation, beach erosion control, and environmental restoration projects across the country.
Bill Would Create Federal Authority to Coordinate Multiple Recovery Projects
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) introduced the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act of 2007, which will help ensure that real progress is made toward rebuilding and sustaining the Gulf Coast region.
Bill Would Place Seven Year Moratorium on New Internet Taxes
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to pass as amended H.R. 3678, Internet Tax Moratorium Extension. The bill, which the United States Senate passed on a voice vote, extends the moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access, which expires on November 1, 2007, for seven years — to November 1, 2014.
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) introduced the Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for equal treatment of Amerasian children.
Bill Would Provide Coverage for 10 million Children
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to pass H.R. 3963, a revised version of the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization bill vetoed by President Bush earlier this month. The bill, which would provide 10 million American children with access to health care, directly addresses many of the objections the administration used as justification for President’s veto.
Letter Calls Attention to DHS’s Treatment of Tran Family
Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) joined with Representatives Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) in co-signing a letter to President Bush asking him to clarify the administration’s policy on the deportation of refugees to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The letter references recent comments by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel about the possible deportation of the Tran family to Vietnam. Mr.
Bill Would Have Expanded Access to Health Insurance for Needy Children
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to override the President’s veto of the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance bill, which would have provided health care coverage for 10 million children.
Legislation Would Encourage Secondary Schools to Open Later
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced H.Con.Res.227, the ZZZ’s to A’s Act, which encourages secondary schools to begin the school at 9:00 a.m. later. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) 60% of children under the age of 18 complain that they are tired during the day. Research has also shown that secondary school students perform better later in the day than early in the morning. A study by Brown University Professor Mary A.
