Bills · 119th Congress · H.Res. 540

Supporting the values of the Equity or Else quality-of-life platform and acknowledging the need for the House of Representatives to use the platform as a holistic framework for drafting and implementing policy that promotes racial and economic equity for all across various social issues.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Summer L. Lee DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

15 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alma S. Adams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cleo Fields DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert Garcia DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Al Green DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ilhan Omar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
LaMonica McIver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Submitted in House
  3. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, June 24, 2025

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