The issue focused on state laws and how federal government treats them. It led to federal proposals to require college students to disclose medical conditions such as being LGBT and pregnancy in their jobs applications. But when Democrats and Republicans and some college students agree on the issues and oppose the proposals, there is no enforcement mechanism to force them to act. "We think there needs to be a mechanism for government to take such a step in the form of a federal law to ensure that institutions of higher education treat people fairly and ethically,"