ENDA Timeline
Congressional Action on ENDA — 1994 to the Present
1994 — The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is introduced in Congress for the first time, by Senator Ted Kennedy (MA-D) in the Senate and Representative Gerry Studds (MA-D) in the House. The Senate bill has 30 cosponsors; the House bill has 137 cosponsors. The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee holds the first hearings on ENDA. 1995 — ENDA is reintroduced in the Senate by Senator Jim Jeffords (VT-D) and Representative Studds. The Senate bill has 30 cosponsors; the House bill has 142. 1996 — The Government Programs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business holds the first House…
