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January 26, 2024
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) pressed the Pentagon for action on veterans discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in a letter earlier this week.

January 12, 2024
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) released the following statement supporting the Congressional Black Caucus’s (CBC’s) call for American business leaders to honor their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI):

December 13, 2023
The Democratic National Committee slammed former President Donald Trump and other Republicans for their positions on marriage equality in a statement Wednesday, on the one-year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s signage of the Respect for Marriage Act:

December 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) into law.

December 8, 2023
A bicameral bill introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) would require financial institutions to collect data on access to credit and capital by LGBTQ-owned businesses.

December 7, 2023
A compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) negotiators in the House and Senate agreed on does not include a number of controversial amendments criticized as attacks against the LGBTQ community.

December 6, 2023
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who recently faced a historic ousting from his leadership position, has officially announced his resignation from Congress.

December 5, 2023
Democrats in Congress, students, and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are growing frustrated with the Biden administration’s slow pace to finalize proposed updates to Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. More than 60 House Democrats sent a recent letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, calling on the agency to act. 

November 23, 2023
As a congressman of faith, Mike Johnson is hardly alone. Like the new Republican speaker, 88 percent of House members called themselves Christian at the start of the 118th Congress. Like him, a majority are Protestants. Breaking it down further, Johnson is one of 57 Baptists, making it the second largest denomination in the House, behind the 122 Catholics.

November 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus’ Transgender Equality Task Force, and Senator Mazie Hirono (HI) announced the introduction of a resolution commemorating November 20, 2023, as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).