S. 1858 - Equality Act
- Sponsor:
- Jeff Merkley
- Summary:
- A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Equality Act
S. 1858 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes
- Other Titles
- Equality Act
- Equality Act
- Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley
- Co-Sponsors
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory A. Booker
- Barbara Boxer
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Christopher A. Coons
- Richard J. Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Tim Kaine
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Mark Kirk
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Edward J. Markey
- Claire McCaskill
- Robert Menendez
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Debbie Stabenow
- Tom Udall
- Mark R. Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer credit
- Due process and equal protection
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Higher education
- Housing discrimination
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Religion
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sports and recreation facilities
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/23/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/23/2015 7/23/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 7/23/2015 Introduced in Senate Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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