Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Equality Act (United States)
Table title:
Legislative history
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Congress </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Short title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bill number(s) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date introduced </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sponsor(s) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > # of cosponsors </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Latest status </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 114th Congress </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Equality Act of 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > H.R. 3185 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 23, 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > David Cicilline (D-RI) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 178 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Died in committee </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > S. 1858 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 23, 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jeff Merkley (D-OR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Died in committee </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 115th Congress </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Equality Act of 2017 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > H.R. 2282 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > May 2, 2017 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > David Cicilline (D-RI) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 198 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Died in committee </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > S. 1006 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > May 2, 2017 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jeff Merkley (D-OR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Died in committee </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 116th Congress </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Equality Act of 2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > H.R. 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > March 13, 2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > David Cicilline (D-RI) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 240 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Referred to committee </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > S. 788 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > March 13, 2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jeff Merkley (D-OR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Referred to committee </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What act did Jeff Merkley introduce in May of 2017?
Answer:
On May 2, 2017, Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Equality Act of 2017 in the United States.