Press Releases

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued their ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor:

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:

Today, Monday, June 23, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), and DWC Equality Caucus Liaison Julie Johnson (TX-32) released a joint statement on the 53rd anniversary of Title IX. Title IX is a vital federal law that has provided women, pregnant & parenting, and LGBTQI+ individuals with opportunities and protected them from sex-based discrimination since 1972.

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on medically-necessary care for young trans people in U.S. v. Skrmetti:

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:

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:

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:

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: