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
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Women's issues | $8,250,935 |
Democratic/Liberal | $7,379,240 |
Computer software | $4,556,122 |
Chemicals | $3,741,693 |
Computer components & accessories | $2,532,104 |
Airlines | $2,506,022 |
Food and kindred products manufacturing | $2,272,462 |
Department, variety & convenience stores | $1,941,921 |
Search Engine/Email Services | $1,853,916 |
Psychiatrists & psychologists | $1,437,356 |
Social Media | $987,715 |
Teachers unions | $910,780 |
Computer manufacture & services | $903,616 |
Clothing & accessories | $883,879 |
Gay & lesbian rights & issues | $815,726 |
Minority/Ethnic Groups | $612,336 |
Internet & Online Services | $579,662 |
Health & welfare policy | $547,752 |
Veterinarians | $453,540 |
Shoes & leather products | $445,071 |
Food service & related unions | $426,079 |
Human Rights | $45,000 |
AIDS treatment & testing | $7,300 |
Churches, clergy & religious organizations (split) | |
$44,090,227 |
opposed this bill
Christian Conservative | $106,651 |
Churches, clergy & religious organizations (split) | |
$106,651 |
Interest groups that supported this bill gave 413 times as much as interest groups that opposed this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org