Press Releases
March 31, 2025
Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chairs of the Transgender Equality Task Force, and Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, introduced legislation to recognize Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, celebrate the many contributions and achievements of the transgender and gender non-conforming communities, and affirm their human rights. 70 Members of the House have co-sponsored the resolution so far – breaking the record and setting a new threshold of support for this resolution.
March 28, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) led 69 Members of Congress in condemning Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins’ recent attacks on transgender veterans and demanding answers to a series of questions to further Congressional Democrats’ oversight of VA’s attacks on veterans.
March 17, 2025
Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will phase out veterans’ treatments for gender dysphoria:
March 17, 2025
Today, 82 Members of Congress, led by Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32) and Rep. Emily Randall (WA-06) and CEC Members Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-01), sent a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding OMB reject proposed changes to U.S. passport forms that would further implement Trump’s anti-trans passport policy by requiring applicants to list their “biological sex at birth” and by only providing male and female options.
March 15, 2025
Today, Rep. Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Veterans Health Administration rescinded a directive that ensured respectful delivery of healthcare to transgender and intersex Veterans:
February 28, 2025
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus announced that CEC Vice Chairs Sara Jacobs and Pramila Jayapal will lead the Transgender Equality Task Force, CEC Vice Chair Suzanne Bonamici will lead the LGBTQI+ Aging Issues Task Force, and CEC Co-Chairs Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride will lead the newly-established International LGBTQI+ Rights Task Force:
February 27, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after President Trump’s Department of Defense issued guidance on ousting transgender servicemembers and banning enlistment by transgender Americans:
February 15, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed motions to dismiss cases the commission had brought against businesses accused of discriminating against employees based on their gender identity and instructed staff to stop investigating gender identity discrimination complaints.
February 10, 2025
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus is announcing the 191 U.S. Representatives who have joined the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress, the most members the Caucus has ever had at the start of a Congress, and making it the largest caucus in the House:
February 7, 2025
Today, the leaders of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), released the following statements highlighting how President Trump has spent his first three weeks in office undermining civil rights protections and enforcement for workers: