US-SB5-2023
U.S. Congress · SB 5 · 2023
Equality Act
- Bill key
- US-SB5-2023
- State
- U.S. Congress
- Session
- 2023
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S. 5, 118th Cong. (2023), https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5/all-info.
- Short citation
- S. 5.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
Curator notes
The Equality Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Senator | SD-OR | Primary sponsor |
50 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Senator | SD-WI | Co-sponsor |
| Cory Booker | Democratic | Senator | SD-NJ | Co-sponsor |
| Michael Bennet | Democratic | Senator | SD-CO | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Senator | SD-CT | Co-sponsor |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Senator | SD-OH | Co-sponsor |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Senator | SD-WA | Co-sponsor |
| Benjamin Cardin | Democratic | Senator | SD-MD | Co-sponsor |
| Thomas Carper | Democratic | Senator | SD-DE | Co-sponsor |
| Robert Casey | Democratic | Senator | SD-PA | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Coons | Democratic | Senator | SD-DE | Co-sponsor |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | Senator | SD-NV | Co-sponsor |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | Senator | SD-IL | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Durbin | Democratic | Senator | SD-IL | Co-sponsor |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Co-sponsor |
| John Fetterman | Democratic | Senator | SD-PA | Co-sponsor |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | Senator | SD-NY | Co-sponsor |
| Margaret Hassan | Democratic | Senator | SD-NH | Co-sponsor |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | Senator | SD-NM | Co-sponsor |
| John Hickenlooper | Democratic | Senator | SD-CO | Co-sponsor |
| Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Senator | SD-HI | Co-sponsor |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | Senator | SD-VA | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | Senator | SD-AZ | Co-sponsor |
| Angus King | Independent | Senator | SD-ME | Co-sponsor |
| Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Senator | SD-MN | Co-sponsor |
| Ben Lujan | Democratic | Senator | SD-NM | Co-sponsor |
| Edward Markey | Democratic | Senator | SD-MA | Co-sponsor |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | Senator | SD-NJ | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | Senator | SD-CT | Co-sponsor |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | Senator | SD-WA | Co-sponsor |
| Jon Ossoff | Democratic | Senator | SD-GA | Co-sponsor |
| Alex Padilla | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Co-sponsor |
| Gary Peters | Democratic | Senator | SD-MI | Co-sponsor |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | Senator | SD-RI | Co-sponsor |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | Senator | SD-NV | Co-sponsor |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | Senator | SD-VT | Co-sponsor |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | Senator | SD-HI | Co-sponsor |
| Charles Schumer | Democratic | Senator | SD-NY | Co-sponsor |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Senator | SD-NH | Co-sponsor |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | Senator | SD-AZ | Co-sponsor |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | Senator | SD-MN | Co-sponsor |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Senator | SD-MI | Co-sponsor |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | Senator | SD-MT | Co-sponsor |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | Senator | SD-MD | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Warner | Democratic | Senator | SD-VA | Co-sponsor |
| Raphael Warnock | Democratic | Senator | SD-GA | Co-sponsor |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Senator | SD-MA | Co-sponsor |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | Senator | SD-VT | Co-sponsor |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Senator | SD-RI | Co-sponsor |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | Senator | SD-OR | Co-sponsor |
| Laphonza Butler | Democratic | Senator | SD-CA | Co-sponsor |
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Watch the video of the Senate Committee on Finance hearing on October 25, 2023
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Bill text
- As introduced (42,589 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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