[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress] [S. Doc. 107-1] [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate] [Pages 135-136] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] 95 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES\1\ Whereas the Senate supports the principle that each individual is entitled to the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Article of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See also rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whereas the Senate as an employer is not compelled by law to provide to its employees the protections against discrimination established in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That (a) no Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall, with respect to employment by the Senate or any office thereof-- (1) fail or refuse to hire an individual, (2) discharge an individual, or [[Page 136]] (3) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin or state of handicap. (b) Each Member, officer, and employee of the Senate shall encourage the hiring of women and members of minority groups at all levels of employment on the staffs of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate. [S. Res. 534, 94-2, Sept. 8, 1976.]