Karen Bass

Representative · U.S. Congress

Party

Democratic

State

U.S. Congress

Served in

• U.S. Congress (2011–2022)
• California Legislature (2009–2010)

Years active

2009–2022

Bills sponsored

68 bills

Bills sponsored

• US-HB3800-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  GLOBE Act of 2021 Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021
• US-HB4176-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
• US-HB4286-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021
• US-HB5744-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Customer Non-Discrimination Act
• US-HB5994-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act
• US-HB6989-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Housing for All Act of 2022
• US-HB8404-2022 enacted · co-sponsor
  Respect for Marriage Act
• US-HR1209-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access…
• US-HB1201-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021
• US-HB2248-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021 Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2021
• US-HB2328-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
• US-HB3312-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021
• US-HB3834-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  LGBTQ Essential Data Act
• US-HB4146-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021
• US-HB5-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Equality Act
• US-HB7-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Paycheck Fairness Act
• US-HB6637-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
• US-H3280-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  LGBTQ Essential Data Act
• US-HB1364-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Child Care for Working Families Act
• US-HB1423-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  FAIR Act Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
• US-HB1857-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  International Human Rights Defense Act of 2019
• US-HB1981-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
• US-HB2148-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act
• US-HB2720-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019
• US-HB3509-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act
• US-HB3570-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
• US-HB5-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Equality Act
• US-HB5325-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019 Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2019
• US-HB5034-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  International Violence Against Women Act of 2018
• US-HB5374-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
• US-HB5942-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
• US-HB6033-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
• US-HB1447-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017
• US-HB2119-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
• US-HB2282-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Equality Act
• US-HB2498-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017
• US-HB3273-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  LGBT Data Inclusion Act
• US-HB3520-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Customer Non-Discrimination Act
• US-HB3602-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2017
• US-HB3773-2017 failed · co-sponsor
  Child Care for Working Families Act
• US-HB197-2015 failed · co-sponsor
  Respect for Marriage Act
• US-HB3185-2015 failed · co-sponsor
  Equality Act
• US-HCR36-2015 failed · co-sponsor
  Expressing the sense of Congress that conversion therapy, including efforts by mental health practitioners to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, is dangerous and harmful an…
• US-HB4999-2014 failed · co-sponsor
  Voices for Veterans Act
• US-HB1652-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
• US-HB1755-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
• US-HB2028-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Every Child Deserves a Family Act
• US-HB2479-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  HOME Act of 2013
• US-HB2523-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Respect for Marriage Act
• US-HB725-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013
• US-HCR69-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution of 2013
• US-HR407-2013 failed · co-sponsor
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in ad…
• US-HB6138-2012 failed · co-sponsor
  Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012
• US-HB1116-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Respect for Marriage Act
• US-HB1397-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Employment Non-Discrimination Act
• US-HB1681-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Every Child Deserves a Family Act
• US-HB1774-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2011
• US-HB1880-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act
• US-HB2954-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011
• US-HB3324-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011
• US-HB998-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
• US-HR100-2011 failed · co-sponsor
  Honoring the life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence in Uganda because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
• CA-ACR82-2010 enacted · co-sponsor
  Public education: "Discrimination-Free Zones."
• CA-AJR19-2010 enacted · co-sponsor
  Marriage.
• CA-AJR29-2010 enacted · co-sponsor
  Federal income tax: same-sex couples.
• CA-SJR9-2010 enacted · co-sponsor
  Military: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
• CA-HR17-2009 enacted · co-sponsor
  Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.
• CA-HR5-2009 enacted · co-sponsor
  Relative to same-sex marriage.