HR 1354

The Justice for All Act of 2025 aims to expand protections against discrimination in various settings, including schools, businesses, and federally funded programs. It broadens existing civil rights laws by clarifying that disparate impacts – where a policy or practice disproportionately harms a group – can be grounds for legal action. The bill significantly expands definitions of ‘sex’ and ‘race’ to include characteristics like sexual orientation, gender identity, hair textures, and associations with race, applying these changes to key laws like the Civil Rights Act, Fair Housing Act, and Title IX. Furthermore, the Act addresses issues such as law enforcement profiling, employer liability for civil rights violations, and limitations on predispute arbitration agreements, and seeks to strengthen enforcement mechanisms for civil rights violations.