# 117-hr-1693: EQUAL Act of 2021

117-hr-1693, EQUAL Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1693
- Congress: 117
- Title: EQUAL Act of 2021
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2021-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

EQUAL Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 361 | 66 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1693)

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