US HB15 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress

US Congress House Bill 15

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 218)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-29 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

Title

Equality Act

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Gabe Amo [D-RI]
Rep. Yassamin Ansari [D-AZ]	Rep. Jake Auchincloss [D-MA]	Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Wesley Bell [D-MO]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL]	Rep. Janelle Bynum [D-OR]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]	Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. [D-NJ]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Christopher Deluzio [D-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Dexter [D-OR]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Sarah Elfreth [D-MD]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Cleo Fields [D-LA]	Rep. Shomari Figures [D-AL]
Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Laura Friedman [D-CA]	Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Garcia [D-CA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Laura Gillen [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Maggie Goodlander [D-NH]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Gray [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Pablo Jose Hernandez [D-PR]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Val Hoyle [D-OR]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]	Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Julie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. George Latimer [D-NY]	Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Liccardo [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI]	Rep. John Mannion [D-NY]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Sarah McBride [D-DE]	Rep. April McClain-Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet [D-MI]	Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. LaMonica McIver [D-NJ]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Dave Min [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Kelly Morrison [D-MN]	Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Frank Mrvan [D-IN]	Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Johnny Olszewski [D-MD]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez [D-WA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Nellie Pou [D-NJ]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]
Rep. Emily Randall [D-WA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Josh Riley [D-NY]	Rep. Luz Rivas [D-CA]
Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Pat Ryan [D-NY]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Lateefah Simon [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Eric Sorensen [D-IL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]
Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]	Rep. Suhas Subramanyam [D-VA]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Emilia Sykes [D-OH]	Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Derek Tran [D-CA]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Gabe Vasquez [D-NM]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Eugene Vindman [D-VA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. George Whitesides [D-CA]
Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. James Walkinshaw [D-VA]	Rep. Adelita Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Christian Menefee [D-TX]	Rep. Analilia Mejia [D-NJ]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-04-29	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1503 (Related) 2025-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB7005 (Related) 2026-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.