1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2023 . 2. Equal rights Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1981 ) is amended to read as follows: 1977. Equal rights under law (a) Finding Congress finds that the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in Comcast Corp. v. National Ass’n of African American-Owned Media, 140 S. Ct. 1009 (2020), and General Building Contractors Ass’n v. Pennsylvania, 458 U.S. 375 (1982), have weakened the scope and effectiveness of Federal civil rights protections. (b) Purpose and authority (1) Authority This section is an exercise of congressional authority under section 5 of the 14th Amendment, section 2 of the 13th Amendment, and the Commerce Clause of section 8 of article I, of the Constitution of the United States. (2) Purpose The purpose of this section is to protect civil rights, including to enact into law key principles set forth in portions of the concurring opinion of Justice Ginsburg in Comcast Corp. v. National Ass’n of African American-Owned Media, 140 S. Ct. 1009 (2020), and the dissenting opinion of Justice Marshall in General Building Contractors Ass’n v. Pennsylvania, 458 U.S. 375 (1982). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Economic activity The term economic activity shall have the broadest meaning permissible under the Constitution, including— (A) making, performing, and enforcing contracts; (B) producing, consuming, browsing for, shopping for, or waiting for goods or services; (C) soliciting, selecting, hiring, or dealing with a vendor, supplier, contractor, or subcontractor; (D) dealing with or serving (including refusing to serve) a shopper, patron, or customer; (E) accessing, processing, or granting (including denying) access to loans, credit, bonding, or insurance