Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 15:09:11 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti Subject: ACTION ALERT: Helms Anti-Gay Bill (S. 25) Hi folks, Just as a reminder, the United States Capital Switchboard is (202) 224-3121. This bill has no cosponsors yet, but then again these folks barely arrived back in town. There's no time like the present to remind your senator that they have better things to do with their time (and your money!) than single out gay federal employees for attack. David. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Scalped from: FTR-L@PITZER.EDU S. 25 by Sen. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC) Prohibition of Homosexuality as a Legitimate or Normal Lifestyle, Provision Official Title (Caption): A bill to stop the waste of taxpayer funds on activities by Government agencies to encourage its employees or officials to accept homosexuality as a legitimate or normal lifestyle. Introduced on Wednesday, January 4, 1995 Overview and Outlook Copyright (c) 1995 Legi-Slate, Inc. OVERVIEW: The bill [S.25] concerns U.S. government programs which pertain to homosexuality, and specifically would prohibit the U.S. government and all of its agencies from either recruiting homosexuals for employment due to their sexual orientation, or condoning or celebrating homosexuality as a normal or legitimate lifestyle. OUTLOOK: As of Tuesday, January 10, 1995, no committee hearings or other action had been scheduled for this measure. ===================================================== Description and Status of S. 25, Prohibition of Homosexuality as a Legitimate or Normal Lifestyle, Provision, as of Thursday, January 12, 1995 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The bill was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, January 4, 1995 by Sen. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC). At the present time there are no cosponsors of this bill. The bill's official title stated its purpose as follows: "A bill to stop the waste of taxpayer funds on activities by Government agencies to encourage its employees or officials to accept homosexuality as a legitimate or normal lifestyle." The bill has not been referred to any committee for consideration. The most recent major action on the bill was on Wednesday, January 4, 1995: No committee referral on introduction; otherwise, the latest action was on Thursday, January 5, 1995: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar. There is currently no committee action scheduled on this bill. ===================================================== No cosponsors for S. 25 ===================================================== II Calendar No. 4 104th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 25 To stop the waste of taxpayer funds on activities by Government agencies to encourage its employees or officials to accept homosexuality as a legitimate or normal lifestyle. ------------------------------ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 1995 Mr. Helms introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 5, 1995 Read the second time and placed on the calendar ------------------------------ A BILL To stop the waste of taxpayer funds on activities by Government agencies to encourage its employees or officials to accept homosexuality as a legitimate or normal lifestyle. ============================== Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. No funds appropriated out of the Treasury of the United States may be used by any entity to fund, promote, or carry out any seminar or program for employees of the Government, or to fund any position in the Government, the purpose of which is to compel, instruct, encourage, urge, or persuade employees or officials to-- (1) recruit, on the basis of sexual orientation, homosexuals for employment with the Government; or (2) embrace, accept, condone, or celebrate homosexuality as a legitimate or normal lifestyle. ===================================================== 01/04/95 -- In The SENATE Introduced by HELMS (R-NC) No committee referral on introduction Motion by HELMS (R-NC) to proceed with the first reading of the measure Read first time Motion by HELMS (R-NC) to proceed with the second reading of the measure Objection by HELMS (R-NC) to request for unanimous consent by HELMS (R-NC) Remarks by HELMS (R-NC) in "Congressional Record" (CR Page S-217) Full text of measure printed in "Congressional Record" (CR Page S-217) 01/05/95 -- In The SENATE Read second time, under the rules Objection to further proceedings by Senator Cochran Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar ===================================================== No laws are cited that would be amended or repealed by S. 25 ===================================================== No counterpart or companion Bills for S. 25 ----------------- Source of the above information: LegiSlate Gopher Service