Press Releases

Following the final House Appropriations Committee markups of the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) funding bills, the Congressional Equality Caucus and the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee condemned the more than 50 anti-equality provisions included among the 12 bills:

Today, Rep. Mark Pocan, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after the House passed H.J.Res. 165, a resolution to repeal President Biden’s final Title IX rule:

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement applauding the defeat of H.R. 8772, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025:

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement condemning the passage of H.R. 8771, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025, which contains several anti-LGBTQI+ provisions:

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement condemning the passage of H.R. 8752, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025, which contains several anti-LGBTQI+ provisions:

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement condemning the passage of H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, which contains several anti-LGBTQI+ provisions:

Today, Rep. Mark Pocan, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement following President Biden’s proclamation on granting pardons to veterans convicted of unaggravated offenses based on consensual, private conduct:

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement on the anti-LGBTQI+ amendments to H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: