On Passage — H R 5 — Equality Act

In plain language

• This House bill from the 117th Congress is titled the Equality Act.
• Official subject tags include employment discrimination, elementary and secondary education, and equal protection.
• The official summary would prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.
• It would define and include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation, and expand the definition of public accommodations to include places that provide exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings, or displays; goods, services, or programs; and transportation services.
• The Department of Justice could intervene in equal-protection actions in federal court on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
• An individual could not be denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, locker room, and dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity.