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The best way to impact a bill is to get help. What do those statements tell you about the bill?Дo the statements agree about what the bill would do? Some Members of Congress have made statements about this bill.These are only a few of the factors at play when a member chooses to sponsor legislation. This information could be helpful context for understanding the bill. Where do they fall on the GovTrack Ideology-Leadership Chart? We publish an analysis of membersвЂ™ cosponsorships to give an idea of where each member falls on the political spectrum, and how much influence they have in Congress. What committees are they on? If they are on a committee this bill was assigned to, they will have greater influence over its passage. Where do they represent? Is this bill uniquely important to the sponsorвЂ™s constituents? Here are some other factors to consider when thinking about the billвЂ™s sponsor, all of which can be found on the sponsorвЂ™s page: The most immediate thing you might notice about the sponsor is their party. Similarly, youвЂ™ll find a list of cosponsors at the top of the details tab. The sponsor's GovTrack page provides information about their history and recent actions in Congress.

Read a Comparison of the Equality Act vs.The billвЂ™s primary sponsor is displayed at the top of the overview tab. In fact, it further complicates the issue, invites litigation, and-in failing to adequately address the many concerns that most Americans have with the Equality Act-can properly be called вЂњEquality Act-Lite.вЂќ While its (quite minimal) religious liberty protections and neutrality on abortion make it an improvement over the Equality Act, FFA does not adequately protect religious liberty or, for that matter, womenвЂ™s rights, womenвЂ™s privacy, womenвЂ™s safety, children, parental rights, the medical profession, or even the LGBT community. However, despite its supportersвЂ™ earnest efforts, FFA is an ill-advised and poorly drafted bill that does not achieve its goal. It seeks to find a resolution to the firestorm of litigation and controversy surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). FFA is intended to be a grand вЂњharmonizingвЂќ compromise. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) has introduced H.R. In response to the Equality ActвЂ™s passage in the U.S.

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