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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 ...
"In many ways," the coming vote showed how Congress was "catching up to the rest of the country" on LGBTQ rights, Rep. David Cicilline said. The Equality Act with protections for LGBTQ Americans ...
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spoke for five minutes in Congress on Wednesday against the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination against ...
February 18, 2021: Equality Act of 2021: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. H.R. 6: March 3, 2021: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021: To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. H.R. 7: January 28, 2021
H.R. 5: Equality Act of 2021 (passed the House, but the Senate took no action) H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (passed the House, but the Senate took no action) H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act of 2021 (Senate failed to invoke cloture on the bill by a vote taken on June 8, 2021) [21]
On Friday, President Biden once again urged Congress to pass the Equality Act, which has hit a roadblock in the Senate. The landmark legislation would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act and extend ...
[clarification needed] The bill would have been approved by majority by both the Senate and house by May 23, 2011. [clarification needed] On May 11, 2011, the Senate passed the bill 38–27. [463] On May 22, 2011, an amendment was passed in the house by a vote of 70–62, and was placed on the ballot in the November 2012 election. [464] Failed
On November 29, the Senate passed it by a 61–36 vote, with a large majority of Senate nays originating from Republican Senators in the Southern United States. [15] On December 8, the House agreed to the Senate amendment by a 258–169 vote, with one member voting present ( abstention ). 39 Republicans voted yea . [ 16 ]