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The original Equality Act was developed by U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) in 1974. The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage ...
Summary Advances racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government Executive Order 13985 , officially titled Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government , was the first executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021.
Executive Order 14020, officially titled Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council, was signed on March 8, 2021, and is the 36th executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden. The order works to establish the White House Gender Policy Council .
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to correct a provision on the prohibition on the use of a reverse auction, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 117–28 (text), H.R. 26, 135 Stat. 304, enacted July 26, 2021: 117-29 July 29, 2021 (No short title)
This proposal is an updated version of the Equal Rights Amendment written by Alice Paul from the National Women's Party, which was first proposed in 1923 and has not been ratified. [2] This is different from the 2021 Equality Act , which has been proposed in Congress to prohibit discrimination based on biological sex, gender identity or sexual ...
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA), signed by President Gerald Ford 50 years ago on Oct. 28, 1974, changed that. It prevented creditors from discriminating against an applicant ...
The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 is a $2.3 trillion [1] spending bill that combines $900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the 2021 federal fiscal year (combining 12 separate annual appropriations bills) and prevents a government shutdown.