House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Equal Remedies Act of 2026
Official title: To amend section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of 1977 to equalize the remedies available under that section and to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide any legal or equitable relief available under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 9116.
- 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. 172, No. 94, June 3, 2026, Page H3829):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9116, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lois Frankel (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Robert Scott (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 4706 (119th) Equal Remedies Act of 2026Related bill
- H.R. 8298 (118th) Equal Remedies Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.