House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
EQUAL Defense Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 31, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 31, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3758.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 93, May 31, 2023, Page H2708):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Civil RightsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 31, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 76 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3758, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3758
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
14d7b2965af28dcb1fac17d0951840bf6393bb83db9288ad6ddc9914419a49b8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3758, last updated July 24, 2024. 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
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- H.R. 6235 (118th) Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023
- H.R. 309 (118th) Opportunity To Address College Hunger Act
- H.Res. 219 (118th) Expressing support for developing supportive, inclusive, safe, and responsive public schools that provide all students with a well-rounded…
- H.R. 3625 (118th) Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.