House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Equality Act

H.R. 15Introduced Jun 21, 2023Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Where it went

IntroducedJun 21, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 21, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 15.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 108, June 21, 2023, Page H3072):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 15, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

219 cosponsors — 219 Democrats

0 of 219 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and 189 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.