As a proud member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, she fights for equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. She is a co-sponsor of the Equality Act...
Fight for equality protections for LGBTQ people and support the Equality Act.
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Campaign issues page says under Equality: "she fights for equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity" and "She is a co-sponsor of the Equality Act."
Congress.gov lists Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] as a cosponsor of H.R.15, the Equality Act, dated 04/29/2025.
Congress.gov summary says H.R.15 "prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity" in businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings; latest action was referral to House committees on 04/29/2025.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] as a cosponsor of H.R.15, the Equality Act, dated 06/21/2023.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] as an original cosponsor of H.R.5, the Equality Act, dated 02/18/2021.
House Roll Call 39 shows H.R.5, Equality Act, passed 224-206 on 02/25/2021; Dingell, Democratic, Michigan, voted Yea.
Congress.gov says H.R.5 had status Passed House, with latest action in the Senate on 03/17/2021: Judiciary Committee hearings held. The summary says the bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] as an original cosponsor of H.R.5, the Equality Act, dated 03/13/2019.
House Roll Call 217 shows H.R.5, Equality Act, passed 236-173 on 05/17/2019; Dingell, Democratic, Michigan, is recorded as Not Voting.
House Roll Call 513 shows the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R.8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, passed 258-169-1 on 12/08/2022; Dingell voted Yea.
Congress.gov says H.R.8404 became Public Law No. 117-228 on 12/13/2022. The summary says the act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages and bars denial of full faith and credit for out-of-state marriages on listed bases.
Assessments
Dingell has materially supported the promise in federal office: she cosponsored the Equality Act in the current 119th Congress, cosponsored earlier Equality Act bills, and voted for House passage in 2021. She also voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, an LGBTQ-related equality measure that became law. However, the core Equality Act nondiscrimination framework has not been enacted; the current H.R.15 remains introduced/referred rather than passed into law. That makes the promise partially fulfilled through clear same-term support and related protections, but not fully delivered as a broad statutory Equality Act outcome.