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May 13, 2024 · A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2376. This is the one from the 117 th Congress. This bill was introduced in the 117 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3 ...
Jun 22, 2023 · The Equality Act. The Equality Act would provide consistent and explicit anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people across key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. H.R. 15; S. 5. The Problem. Despite significant steps forward, lesbian ...
Mar 29, 2021 · WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend. In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999. U.S. church membership was 73% when Gallup first measured it in ...
Feb 25, 2021 · The House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people in passing the Equality Act. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., right, with Senate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Sen. Jerry ...
Sep 1, 2021 · For the next 45 years, the Equality Act, in one form or another, found its way back in front of Congress. In 2019, the Equality Act passed the House for the first time. Even though it died in the Senate, the bill returned in early 2021 and the House passed it again. However, the bill is once again all but dead in the Senate.
Jul 5, 2022 · The Equality Act is a federal bill pending in Congress that is designed to provide broad, nationwide protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity that are long overdue and critically important for the approximately 13 million Americans aged 13 and older who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ).
Feb 23, 2021 · The bill prohibits an individual from being denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity. Summary of S.393 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Equality Act.
