Home > Legislation > 95th Congress > H.R.2998

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2998 - Civil Rights Amendments95th Congress (1977-1978)

Back to this bill

Bill

Hide Overview
Sponsor: Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] (Introduced 02/02/1977)
Committees: House - Judiciary; Education and Labor
Latest Action: House - 02/02/1977 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)

Tracker:

This bill has the status Introduced

Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Introduced

More on This Bill

  • CBO Cost Estimates [0]

Get more information

See Coverage Dates for Legislative Information and learn about other sources.

Subject — Policy Area:

Full texts of bills are not available on Congress.gov for bills prior to 1989 (101st Congress).

Click the check-box to add or remove the section, click the text link to scroll to that section.
Titles Actions Overview All Actions Cosponsors Committees Related Bills Subjects Latest Summary All Summaries

Titles (2)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Civil Rights Amendments

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual preference.

Actions Overview (1)

Date
02/02/1977Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date
02/02/1977Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/02/1977Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
02/02/1977Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (24)

Congress.gov databases include cosponsorship dates (including identification of "original" cosponsors) since 1981 (97th Congress). Prior to 1981, you may be able to find some information online, but often the information is available only in print form.

Cosponsor
Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]
Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28]
Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5]
Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12]
Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]
Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8]
Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5]
Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6]
Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29]
Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16]
Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12]
Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19]
Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14]
Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8]
Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]
Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]
Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12]
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]

Committees (2)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary02/02/1977 Referred to
House Education and Labor02/02/1977 Referred to

A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-congress measures.

Subjects (18)

Latest Summary (1)

There is one summary for H.R.2998. View summaries

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/02/1977)

Civil Rights Amendments - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual preference in: (1) public accommodations; (2) public facilities; (3) public education; (4) federally assisted opportunities; (5) equal employment opportunities; (6) housing; and (7) educational programs receiving Federal assistance.