Press Releases

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, which is full of anti-LGBTQI+ riders:

WASHINGTON, DC — 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:

Today, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after the Biden Administration released a final rule implementing the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision (Section 1557):

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule updating the regulations that implement Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement after the Ugandan Constitutional Court ruled that the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, a law that further criminalizes LGBTQI+ people, including by imposing the death penalty in some circumstances, is constitutional:

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chairs of the Transgender Equality Task Force, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced bicameral 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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), released the following statement after the House successfully passed the final funding bills for Fiscal Year 2024:

Today, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after Republican Members of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce passed the Equal Campus Access Act of 2023 out of committee as part of a broader bill (H.R. 7683):