# 119-hr-4373: Equality in Laws Act

119-hr-4373, Equality in Laws Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4373
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equality in Laws Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes the U.S. Code gender-neutral** by directing the House Law Revision Counsel to replace gender-specific pronouns and nouns with gender-neutral language where doing so would not change legal meaning. It would require general word substitutions across titles, targeted edits for positive-law titles, and drafted bills to amend nonpositive-law titles, using specified replacement options like "the individual" or "they" and defining gender-neutral language as referring to all genders without exclusion.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Gender-neutral wording in federal law: benefit, high. This bill would direct the House Law Revision Counsel to replace gendered words in federal laws with gender‑neutral terms. Examples could include using the individual, they or them, the individual's, or the job title, depending on the sentence. Changes would be made only if they keep the same subst…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4373)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4373 (as of 2026-04-21).