About the bill
Should the 1964 law which outlawed race discrimination be updated to include LGBT individuals too?
Context
Great strides have been made this decade for legal equality based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including permitting openly gay troops in the military and the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. However, both those gains came at the federal level.
28 states still allow discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity on the state level, including in such sectors as employment and housing.
States used to similarly allow other forms of ...
Sponsor and status
Passed House (Senate next) on May 17, 2019
This bill passed in the House on May 17, 2019 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Chairman Nadler Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Gut a Key Federal Nondiscrimination Protection”
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY10]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 14, 2019
“Rep. Huffman Votes to Pass The Equality Act To Protect LGBTQ Americans”
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Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA2]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 20, 2019
“The Equality Act Is a Time Bomb”
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Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA4]
on May 22, 2019
History
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Jul 23, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3185 (114th). |
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May 2, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2282 (115th). |
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Mar 13, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 1, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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May 10, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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May 17, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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H.R. 5 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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