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May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep. Aaron Bean
Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, ...
Aug. 5, 2022
Release: Khanna, Herrell, Porter, Donalds Introduce Bipartisan Bill Eliminating Gendered Pronouns From National Archives Code
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July 19, 2022
In Response to GOP and U.S. Supreme Court Rollback of Rights, Rep. Castor Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality into Law
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July 6, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students
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June 23, 2022
Rep. Steube Fights to Protect Title IX on 50 Year Anniversary
Rep. Greg Steube
May 9, 2022
Webster Introduces the My Child, My Choice Act to Protect Parental Rights
Rep. Greg Steube, ...
April 26, 2022
House Republicans File Discharge Petition for Steube Bill to Protect Women's Sports
Rep. Greg Steube, ...
April 21, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, United States Secretary of Education - Mullin Fights to Protect Female Athletes
Rep. Greg Steube, ...
April 18, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cicilline, Meeks, Castro, Titus Call on State Department to Expand Opportunities for LGBTQI+ Diplomats
Rep. Kathy Castor, ...
April 14, 2022
The Washington Examiner - "No One Wants a Woke Mouse in Their House"
Sen. Rick Scott
April 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State - The State Department Makes a Mockery of Science with Gender 'X' Option
Rep. Byron Donalds, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Mark Emmert, NCAA President - Congressman Mo Brooks Joins Colleagues In Writing to NCAA President Defending Women's Athletics: Males Competing in Female Athletics a "Moral Stain"
Rep. Daniel Webster, ...
March 31, 2022
Soto, US Department of Education Secretary Cardona Join Roundtable With LGBTQI+ Students and Families From Florida on Transgender Day of Visibility
Rep. Darren Soto
March 28, 2022
Rep. Frankel Statement on Don't Say Gay Law
Rep. Lois Frankel
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
Feb. 25, 2021
Rep. Castor: Equal Rights One Step Closer for LGBTQ Americans
Rep. Kathy Castor
Feb. 25, 2021
Gimenez Co-Sponsors Fairness for All Act, Votes Against H.R. 5
Rep. Carlos Gimenez
Feb. 25, 2021
Webster: H.R. 5 Hurts Families, Women & Vulnerable Children
Rep. Daniel Webster
Feb. 25, 2021
House Democrats Dismantle Title IX Protections, Block Steube Amendment to Save Women's Sports
Rep. Greg Steube
July 30, 2020
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Passes Rice, Mast Legislation to Update Department of Veterans Affairs Mission Statement
Rep. Brian Mast, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
June 26, 2020
House Passes Demings, Soto, Murphy Bill to Designate National Pulse Memorial
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
June 16, 2020
Congressional Leaders Condemn Trump Administration Assault on ACA's Anti-Discrimination Protections
Rep. Lois Frankel
June 16, 2020
Rep. Demings Praises SCOTUS' LGBTQ+ Decision
Rep. Darren Soto
June 9, 2020
Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep. Lois Frankel, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 15, 2020
Fox News - Interview by Tucker Carlson, GOP Rep. Greg Steube Tells Tucker: "Not A Single Democrat' Voted To Protect Women's Sports
Rep. Greg Steube
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Steube Introduces Bill to Protect Women and Girls in Competitive Sports
Rep. Greg Steube
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep. Frederica Wilson, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep. Kathy Castor, ...
Oct. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary U.S. Department of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education - Bonamici Leads 58 Lawmakers in Demanding DeVos Protect Civil Rights of LGBTQ Students
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep. Kathy Castor, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep. Lois Frankel, ...
June 12, 2019
Designation of National Pulse Memorial
Rep. Darren Soto
June 10, 2019
Reps. Soto, Murphy, Demings Call for Designation of Pulse as National Memorial Site
Rep. Darren Soto, ...
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep. Greg Steube
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May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep.Aaron Bean
Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep.Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, ...
Aug. 5, 2022
Release: Khanna, Herrell, Porter, Donalds Introduce Bipartisan Bill Eliminating Gendered Pronouns From National Archives Code
Rep.Byron Donalds, ...
July 19, 2022
In Response to GOP and U.S. Supreme Court Rollback of Rights, Rep. Castor Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality into Law
Rep.Kathy Castor
July 6, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Rep.Byron Donalds, ...
June 23, 2022
Rep. Steube Fights to Protect Title IX on 50 Year Anniversary
Rep.Greg Steube
May 9, 2022
Webster Introduces the My Child, My Choice Act to Protect Parental Rights
Rep.Greg Steube, ...
April 26, 2022
House Republicans File Discharge Petition for Steube Bill to Protect Women's Sports
Rep.Greg Steube, ...
April 21, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, United States Secretary of Education - Mullin Fights to Protect Female Athletes
Rep.Greg Steube, ...
April 18, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cicilline, Meeks, Castro, Titus Call on State Department to Expand Opportunities for LGBTQI+ Diplomats
Rep.Kathy Castor, ...
April 14, 2022
The Washington Examiner - "No One Wants a Woke Mouse in Their House"
Sen.Rick Scott
April 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State - The State Department Makes a Mockery of Science with Gender 'X' Option
Rep.Byron Donalds, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Mark Emmert, NCAA President - Congressman Mo Brooks Joins Colleagues In Writing to NCAA President Defending Women's Athletics: Males Competing in Female Athletics a "Moral Stain"
Rep.Daniel Webster, ...
March 31, 2022
Soto, US Department of Education Secretary Cardona Join Roundtable With LGBTQI+ Students and Families From Florida on Transgender Day of Visibility
Rep.Darren Soto
March 28, 2022
Rep. Frankel Statement on Don't Say Gay Law
Rep.Lois Frankel
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
Feb. 25, 2021
Rep. Castor: Equal Rights One Step Closer for LGBTQ Americans
Rep.Kathy Castor
Feb. 25, 2021
Gimenez Co-Sponsors Fairness for All Act, Votes Against H.R. 5
Rep.Carlos Gimenez
Feb. 25, 2021
Webster: H.R. 5 Hurts Families, Women & Vulnerable Children
Rep.Daniel Webster
Feb. 25, 2021
House Democrats Dismantle Title IX Protections, Block Steube Amendment to Save Women's Sports
Rep.Greg Steube
July 30, 2020
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Passes Rice, Mast Legislation to Update Department of Veterans Affairs Mission Statement
Rep.Brian Mast, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...
June 26, 2020
House Passes Demings, Soto, Murphy Bill to Designate National Pulse Memorial
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
June 16, 2020
Congressional Leaders Condemn Trump Administration Assault on ACA's Anti-Discrimination Protections
Rep.Lois Frankel
June 16, 2020
Rep. Demings Praises SCOTUS' LGBTQ+ Decision
Rep.Darren Soto
June 9, 2020
Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep.Lois Frankel, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 15, 2020
Fox News - Interview by Tucker Carlson, GOP Rep. Greg Steube Tells Tucker: "Not A Single Democrat' Voted To Protect Women's Sports
Rep.Greg Steube
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Steube Introduces Bill to Protect Women and Girls in Competitive Sports
Rep.Greg Steube
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep.Frederica Wilson, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep.Kathy Castor, ...
Oct. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary U.S. Department of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education - Bonamici Leads 58 Lawmakers in Demanding DeVos Protect Civil Rights of LGBTQ Students
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep.Kathy Castor, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep.Lois Frankel, ...
June 12, 2019
Designation of National Pulse Memorial
Rep.Darren Soto
June 10, 2019
Reps. Soto, Murphy, Demings Call for Designation of Pulse as National Memorial Site
Rep.Darren Soto, ...
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep.Greg Steube
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