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When signing this order, Obama said "America's federal contracts should not subsidize discrimination against the American people". [3] He called for Congressional action to extend similar protections to all workers, noting that more states recognize same-sex marriage than prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. [20]
On April 18, 2013, the governor of Montana signed a bill repealing that state's sodomy law; it had previously been nullified by the Montana Supreme Court. [34] On April 23, 2014, the governor of Virginia signed a bill repealing that state's sodomy law. [35] Utah and Alabama repealed their sodomy laws in 2019 and Idaho did in 2022.
As president, Obama signed a renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2010. [104] Obama then signed another renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2011 while on a trip in Europe. [105] [106] In 2015, Obama signed the USA Freedom Act which, along with reinforcing the powers of the NSA, included the renewal of certain parts of the USA PATRIOT Act. [107] [108 ...
President Obama signed the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act into law in 2009. But the effort to pass this landmark legislation started much earlier. Legislative ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. The ...
Much like his last trip to Africa, President Obama is expected to get the red-carpet treatment when he — America's first black president — visits his ancestral homeland of Kenya this weekend.
The bill then proceeded to the full House, where it was passed on May 3, 2007, with a vote of 237–180 with Representative Barney Frank, one of two openly gay members of the House at the time, presiding. [27] The bill then proceeded to the U.S. Senate, where it was introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy and Senator Gordon Smith on April
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