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HR 4132 100th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Rights and Liberties Civil actions and liability Courts and Civil Procedure Sex discrimination Sex discrimination against women Women's rights

A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to require equal treatment of males and females.

Introduced: March 10, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Mar 10, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to prohibit sex discrimination against women. (Thereby allowing legal proceedings to be brought for sexual discrimination against women.)

What's happening now March 15, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 10, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 10, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4132: A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to require equal treatment of males and females.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4132/
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"H.R. 4132: A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to require equal treatment of males and females.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4132/.
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H.R. 4132, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4132/.
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