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S 501 98th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Rights and Liberties Law and legislation Sex discrimination Sex discrimination against women Women's rights

Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act of 1983

Introduced: February 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Apr 30, 1984
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 26, 1984
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Apr 26, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 766.
Apr 11, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. With written report No. 98-390. Additional views filed.
Nov 10, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov 10, 1983
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Sep 30, 1983
Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Mar 16, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Mar 16, 1983
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Feb 16, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 16, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,129 — — Pending Sep 12, 1983
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title I: Armed Forces, Soldiers' Home, Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, and Merchant Marine - Amends Federal laws dealing with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard to eliminate gender-based distinctions.

Title II: Elimination of Gender-Based Distinctions Under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program, Railroad Retirement and the Work Incentive Program - Eliminates gender-based distinctions in the social security and railroad retirement programs.

Title III: Amendments to United States Code - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Federal Criminal Code and other Acts dealing with Indian affairs, transportation, public lands and provisions relating to Saint Elizabeth Hospital and contract law to eliminate gender-based distinctions.

Title IV: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for the provisions of this Act.

What's happening now May 3, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 16, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 501: Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-501/
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"S. 501: Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-501/.
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