Press Releases
June 13, 2025
In advance of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County where the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity, Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and CEC Vice Chair Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led 70 members in sending a letter urging Andrea Lucas, Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to uphold her obligations under federal law and address discrimination against transgender and nonbinary workers:
June 12, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the House approved H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which would rescind $9.4 billion in federal spending appropriated by Congress less than three months ago:
June 12, 2025
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:
June 10, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a bill, sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, out of committee that would criminalize providing medically-necessary healthcare for young transgender people:
June 1, 2025
To celebrate the beginning of Pride Month, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus and the leadership of the House Democratic Caucus released the following statements:
May 21, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after the House passed a budget reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid, take health care away from 13.7 million Americans, and restrict access to medically-necessary care for transgender people of all ages:
May 21, 2025
U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC): Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee; Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Vice Chair of the CEC; and Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), Co-Chair of the CEC; introduced the Fit To Serve Act today, which affirms the rights of transgender people to serve in the United States Armed Forces by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
May 19, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on the NJ Attorney General’s baseless charges against CEC member Rep. McIver:
May 14, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a budget reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid, take health care away from millions of Americans, and restrict access to medically-necessary care for transgender people
May 6, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s ban on transgender people’s service in the military to be enforced as litigation continues: