House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Equality in Laws Act

H.R. 4373Introduced Jul 14, 2025Policy area: Congress

Official title: To direct the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives to replace gender-specific pronouns and nouns in the United States Code with gender-neutral language, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Summer Lee D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 14, 2025
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Latest action: Jul 14, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4373.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 120, July 14, 2025, Page H3245):
Art. I, Sec. 8
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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

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Garcia (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Summer Lee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-12 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.