Press Releases

After the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee advanced H.R. 7651, a bill that would restrict parents’ rights to make the best medical decisions for their children by banning transgender-related healthcare for young people—while also bankrupting countless healthcare providers, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

After the Trump Administration officially rescinded a Biden-era rule designed to provide meaningful access to safe and affirming placements for LGBTQI+ youth in foster care, Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) and Co-Chair Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statements:

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

After the Republican-controlled Committee on Education and Workforce voted to advance H.R. 5505, the so-called “Equal Campus Access Act,” out of committee and adopted an anti-trans amendment to H.R. 2555, the “Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026,” Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

In response to the Federal Communications Commission request for comments about the TV Parental Guidelines, which asked if TV shows with transgender topics or characters should receive higher ratings or contain content warnings, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) and CEC Member and Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led 68 Members of Congress in submitting a letter opposing these efforts.

In remembrance of the 49 lives taken at Pulse Nightclub, an LGBTQI+ club in Orlando, Florida, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement:

After the House passed H.R. 8646, the Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027, which included two anti-LGBTQI+ riders, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

In recognition of Pride Month, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus and the leadership of the House Democratic Caucus released the following statements: