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The PAC also noted that while the Equality Act has previously passed the House—once in 2019 and again in 2021—it has never received a vote in the U.S. Senate. With Trump once again in the White House, Equality PAC said the legislation is more vital than ever. “The time for full equality under the law is long overdue,” the group said--

The Equality Act is a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (including titles II, III, IV, VI, VII, and IX) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of House and Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, to announce the bicameral reintroduction of the Equality Act in an effort to push back against escalated attacks from the Trump Administration, MAGA Republicans ...

The Equality Act also extends crucial protections from discrimination based on sex, race, and religion. ... The court’s preliminary injunction requires the State Department to issue updated passports to six transgender and nonbinary people who are named plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The new filings ask the court to certify a class of people ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as leaders in the U.S. House and Senate are set to reintroduce the Equality Act — historic federal legislation that would ensure comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people everywhere — a coalition of civil rights organizations urgently calls for the legislation’s swift passage.The bill’s reintroduction comes amidst a dangerous rise in anti ...

The Equality Act adds sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity to these sections of the Civil Rights Act. The law covering public spaces and services is also sorely outdated, and the Equality Act updates that law to strengthen protections for everyone. Broad Support

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in reintroducing the Equality Act to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere in the United States. “The Equality Act simply puts into law what we all believe: that every American is created ...

The Equality Act also aims to update the public spaces and services covered in current law, including retail stores, services such as banks and legal services, and transportation services. These updates are designed to strengthen existing protections for everyone, ensuring that LGBTQ+ individuals receive the same federal protections as other ...

Feb. 23, 2021. S. 393 (117th). A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

History of the Equality Act On March 13, 2019, the House introduced the Equality Act to provide federal protections for the LGBTQ+ community and women. The bill had been introduced by lawmakers twice prior and died in committee both times before finally passing in the House in 2019 with a 236 to 173 vote, with 8 Republican votes in favor.

The 2024 EEO-3 and 2024 EEO-5 data collections have been delayed. Updates regarding both data collections, including the opening dates, will be posted to www.eeocdata.org as they become available.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Equality Caucus Co-Chair Mark Takano, Chair Mark Pocan, and Co-Chairs Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Chris Pappas, Ritchie Torres, Becca Balint, Robert Garcia, and Eric Sorensen reintroduced the Equality Act to ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQI+ Americans. The bill is cosponsored by every Democratic member of the House of Representatives and ...

Equality Act. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.

Democrats said the Equality Act, which would extend federal protections to LGBTQ+ Americans across the country, is not only long overdue but more necessary now as Trump has enacted dozens of policies that target trans Americans. “We reintroduce this bill against the backdrop of a president who, in his very campaign, singled out the trans ...

Shown Here: Passed House (02/25/2021) Equality Act. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.

The Equality Act is a landmark piece of legislation that would expand federal civil rights laws to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, jury service, and ...

In January 2025, Former President Biden issued a White House statement recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the “law of the land” and 28th Amendment to the US Constitution.This marked a pivotal moment in a century-long effort to secure constitutional protections for equality in the United States. However, Biden’s declaration does not mean the effort to achieve constitutional ...

The "EEO Is The Law" Poster. The law requires an employer to post a notice describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or transgender status), national origin, religion, age (40 and older), equal pay, disability or genetic information (including family medical history or genetic tests or ...

The Equality Act will also expand public accommodations protections for people of color, women, and people of faith. The Equality Act would also strengthen civil rights protections for other protected groups, including people of color, women, people with disabilities, and people of faith by expanding where non-discrimination protections apply ...