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The original Equality Act was developed by U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) in 1974. The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage ...
October 12, 1971 – The House of Representatives passes the ERA. [1] The vote is 354 in favor and 24 opposed. [3] March 22, 1972 – The Senate passes the ERA. This version of the amendment reads: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. [2]
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Maryland. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Maryland. The list of names should be complete, but ...
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the House of Representatives and the upper house known as the Senate. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of ...
During the 114th United States Congress, the caucus formed the Transgender Equality Task Force (TETF) and the LGBTQ+ Aging Issues Task Force. The TETF is currently chaired by Pramila Jayapal and Sara Jacobs and is committed to pushing for legislative and administrative action to ensure that transgender people are treated equally and with ...
Maryland's congressional districts since 2023. These are tables of congressional delegations from Maryland in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Maryland delegation is Representative and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, having served in the House since 1981.
The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part: [1] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States ...
The Equal Rights Amendment Caucus will reportedly "partner with advocates, activists, scholars, organizers, and public figures to establish a constitutional right to gender equality, and raise awareness". [2] The caucus will work to affirm the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [3]