Support policies protecting LGBTQ+ rights as a U.S. senator from New Jersey.

Cory A. Booker · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.65 specificity 0.30 extraction confidence 70%

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Occurrences

Evidence

Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.788, the Equality Act, on 03/13/2019.

During the Senate term following the 2014 election, Booker formally cosponsored the Equality Act, a federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bill.

delivered same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - S.788 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Equality Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Congress.gov summary: the bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public accommodations, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.

The Equality Act Booker cosponsored was directly aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ rights across major civil-rights contexts.

delivered same_term A for effort

S.788 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Equality Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.393, the Equality Act, on 02/23/2021.

Booker continued the same LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination effort in later Senate service after his 2014 term.

delivered later_term A for effort

Cosponsors - S.393 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Equality Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The Senate roll call for H.R.8404 says the question was passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, the vote result was Bill Passed, and Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.

Booker voted for final Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting recognition of same-sex marriages.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote 362
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Congress.gov lists H.R.8404 as Public Law No. 117-228 and states that the act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages.

The LGBTQ+ rights policy Booker voted for became federal law in 2022.

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H.R.8404 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Respect for Marriage Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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GovInfo identifies Public Law 117-228 as the Respect for Marriage Act, approved December 13, 2022, with the full title: An act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

GovInfo confirms enactment of the Respect for Marriage Act, the law supported by Booker's yea vote.

delivered later_term

Public Law 117-228 - Respect for Marriage Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.1503, the Equality Act, on 04/29/2025.

As of the 119th Congress, Booker remained an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, showing continuing support for LGBTQ+ civil-rights protections.

delivered later_term A for effort

Cosponsors - S.1503 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Equality Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Assessments

delivered same_term

Booker won the 2014 U.S. Senate election for the 2015-2021 term. The promise was broadly to support LGBTQ+ rights policies, not necessarily to single-handedly enact a specific law. During that same Senate term, he was an original cosponsor of the 2019 Equality Act, which directly targeted discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. His later yea vote for the enacted Respect for Marriage Act further supports delivery, but the same-term Equality Act cosponsorship is sufficient to count the promise as fulfilled in the relevant federal office context.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%