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The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was published on Jan 3, 1973.
Equality Act - Prohibits, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination on account of sex in places of public accommodation, and under color of State law. Provides for civil actions by the Attorney General where there is discrimination on account of sex in public facilities or in public education. Prohibits discrimination on account of sex in federally assisted programs, and in housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage services. Provides for equal pay for women in executive, administrative, and professional positions. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to pay up to fifty percent of the cost of State commissions established to study discriminatory measures against women within the States, and to study necessary remedies. Authorizes $2,000,000 for this purpose. Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make studies and recommendations in specified areas of Social Security Act and Internal Revenue Code concerning women.
