HR 15 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Equality Act

Latest action · Jun 21, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 21, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equality Act

This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings.

Specifically, the bill expands Title II and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit public accommodations and federally funded programs, respectively, from discriminating based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It also includes stores, transit services, recreational facilities, and establishments that provide health care, accounting, or legal services as public accommodations under Title II.

The bill also expands Title IV (desegregation of public schools) and Title VII (employment discrimination) to specifically include sexual orientation and gender identity. (The Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII's prohibition of employment discrimination based on sex also prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.)

The bill similarly expands the Fair Housing Act (discrimination in public and private housing) to include sexual orientation and gender identity. It also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity by creditors and with respect to jury selection.

The bill defines sex for purposes of the aforementioned provisions to include sex stereotypes, pregnancy, childbirth, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.

Cosponsors 219

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2023 to Dec 5, 2024; 214 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-COJason CrowOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCJeff JacksonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-AKMary Sattler PeltolaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAMike LevinOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CARaul RuizOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-ORVal T. HoyleOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 21, 2023
D-RIGabe AmoJan 10, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMay 16, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyMay 28, 2024
D-NJLaMonica McIverOct 18, 2024
D-TXErica Lee CarterDec 5, 2024

Committees 5

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 21, 2023
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 21, 2023
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 21, 2023
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jun 21, 2023
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jun 21, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 21, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4397, H4400, H4401, H4403, H4404Josh Gottheimer D-NJ, Kathy E. Manning D-NC, Mark Takano D-CA, Rashida Tlaib D-MIJun 27, 2024
HouseDebate and remarks H3571Frank J. Mrvan D-INJun 3, 2024
HouseLists H3072H.R. 15—Jun 21, 2023

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 108, June 21, 2023, page H3072.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R48113The Fair Housing Act (FHA): A Legal OverviewReportJun 27, 2024

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5Equality ActIdentical billJun 21, 2023
HR 4393Customer Non-Discrimination ActRelated billJun 27, 2023
HR 4439Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2023Related billJun 30, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Equality Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2023Introduced in House

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