Equality Act 2024 United States Code. By making the equality act into a federal law, it would amend the civil rights act of 1964 and subsequently provide our community with expanded protections under federal law. The equality act would amend the civil rights act of 1964 and other key federal nondiscrimination laws to provide clear, explicit protections clarifying that the prohibitions.

Bodily autonomy, the rape epidemic, gaps in equal pay, receiving and providing paid care, and protections from child marriage and female genital mutilation are all on the. The equality act would amend the 1964 civil rights act to explicitly prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.