Skip to main content
February 25, 2021 | H.R. 5

Currently, LGBTQ+ individuals lack basic legal protections in states across the country because federal law does not contain explicit LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections. They can be denied goods and services, evicted from their homes and/or fired from their jobs due to their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. When coupled with our weak federal labor law and the difficulty in organizing a union in the workplace, the overwhelming majority of workers in the country who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements that regularly include "just cause" provisions are "at-will" employees and have few protections against employer retaliation.

The Equality Act expands civil rights law to include LGBTQ+ individuals. It would extend all anti-discrimination protection to LGBTQ+ Americans in access to employment, housing, education, public accommodations, credit, jury service and the use of Federal funds. Furthermore, H.R. 5 will ensure that all workers in the country will have protection from being fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity, even if they lack a union contract that would protect against that sort of discrimination.
 

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 224 | NAYs: 206
Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Jim Costa CA 21 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Courtney CT 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Angie Craig MN 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rick Crawford AR 1 Republican No
Rep. Dan Crenshaw TX 2 Republican No
Rep. Charlie Crist FL 13 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jason Crow CO 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar TX 28 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Curtis UT 3 Republican No
Rep. Sharice Davids KS 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Warren Davidson OH 8 Republican No
Rep. Rodney Davis IL 13 Republican No
Rep. Danny K. Davis IL 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Madeleine Dean PA 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio OR 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Diana DeGette CO 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rosa DeLauro CT 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene WA 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Antonio Delgado NY 19 Democrat Yes
Rep. Val Demings FL 10 Democrat Yes