US Senate Clears ''Employment Non-Discrimination Act''(ENDA)Monday Nov 04,2013

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act cleared a major Senate hurdle on Nov 04,2013 Monday evening in a 61-30 vote

54 Democrats voted for cloture, joined by the two Republican cosponsors of the bill -- Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) -- as well as Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)

ENDA would make it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

It is already illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, nationality, religion, age or disability.