Your House Representative Votes Tomorrow on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Dear %%First Name%%,
The people of Soulforce have a long history of standing up for equality and justice for everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
This Wednesday, October 24th, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a version of ENDA (The Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that currently does NOT prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity (HR 3685).
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) will introduce an amendment adding protections for gender identity to HR 3685 when the bill comes to the House floor, likely this Wednesday, October 24th.
Please call your Representative in the House TODAY -- even if you have already done so on ENDA -- and urge them to support the Baldwin Amendment to HR 3685. This is the last chance to restore gender identity protections to ENDA before the House votes on the bill.
Here is how to contact your Representative:
- The Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Representative's office.
- If you do not know who your Representative is, you can quickly find out by entering your state and zip code at www.house.gov/writerep/
The following is a suggested message for your call:
Hello, my name is ___________ and I live in your district. I am calling to ask the Representative to support the Baldwin Amendment to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (HR 3685). The Baldwin Amendment adds gender identity back into ENDA and it is critically important to me that this language be added back into the bill. The Baldwin Amendment is absolutely necessary in order for the bill to provide adequate protections against employment discrimination. Thank you.
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