Press Releases

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.

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: 

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:

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statements after President Trump issued an Executive Order that seeks to ban trans girls and women from participating in girls and women’s sports:

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell, calling on OPM to halt implementation of the anti-trans Executive Order 14168, including by rescinding a January 29, 2025 memorandum on how to carry out the Order:

Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s censorship of transgender-inclusive and other LGBTQI+ resources across the federal government:

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) made the following statement after President Trump issued an Executive Order targeting LGBTQI+ education and students:

Today, Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) made the following statement after President Trump issued an Executive Order to target medically necessary health care for transgender individuals under 19 years of age: