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Equal Treatment Under Law Enforcement Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Civil Rights

Summary

This bill expands federal civil rights enforcement by giving the DOJ Civil Rights Division more resources, funding state and local anti-discrimination agencies, and explicitly barring discrimination based on traits including lawful sexual orientation and gender identity in covered employment, housing, and public accommodations. It also pushes faster complaint handling and more public reporting while keeping existing due process and religious liberty protections in place.

Full text

A bill to strengthen practical federal civil rights protections by increasing Department of Justice Civil Rights Division enforcement capacity, authorizing additional grants to state and local fair housing and employment discrimination agencies, clarifying that discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or lawful sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited in federally regulated employment, housing, and public accommodations, and requiring faster complaint processing, public compliance guidance, and annual reporting to Congress on enforcement outcomes, while preserving due process protections for respondents and existing religious liberty safeguards under federal law.

Sponsor

Larry RothDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

Results

This bill has not reached a completed state yet. Results and disposition history will appear here when available.