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H.R. 15: Equality Act

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H.R. 15: Equality Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-06-21 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-06-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Equality Act

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Official text

Equality Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr15.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · 219 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and 159 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr15 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118