The current gay right bill before the US senate could pass by Thanksgiving according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
ENDA has been introduced to almost every congress since 1994 and failed by a single vote in 1996. That was the last full senate vote it received.
Current Federal laws ban employer discrimination based on on race, color, sex, nationality, religion, age or disability.
The current legislation includes provisions ensuring protection for religious-based employers.
but passage is uncertain in the GOP controlled House.