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March 14, 2023
Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, led a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to their request for information on promising practices for advancing health equity for intersex individuals.
March 9, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement condemning the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for passing H.R. 734, a federal trans and intersex sports ban. The ban advances to the House floor for a vote by the full U.S. House of Representatives.
March 6, 2023
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), and National Women’s Law Center President & CEO Fatima Goss Graves responded to the Committee on Education and the Workforce’s announcement that the Committee will be marking up a federal trans sports ban (H.R. 734) this Wednesday.
February 21, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement on Co-Chair David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) announcement that he will be leaving Congress later this year to serve as President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.
February 16, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus announced Equality Caucus Vice Chairs Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) as Co-Chairs of its Transgender Equality Task Force (TETF) for the 118th Congress.
February 15, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus announced Equality Caucus Vice Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) as Chair of its LGBTQI+ Aging Issues Task Force for the 118th Congress.
February 13, 2023
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, whose district includes swaths of both San Antonio and Austin, was among the most aggressive U.S. House members in filing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2023, a new congressional report shows.
February 9, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus formally announced it is beginning the 118th Congress with 190 members, including its Chair, Co-Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Members. This is the largest membership in the Equality Caucus’ history.
January 26, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement in response to reports that the Food and Drug Administration will shortly update its blood donation guidelines to an individual risk assessment model.
January 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration releasing a Federal Evidence Agenda on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Equity. This agenda, the first of its kind, provides a roadmap for federal agencies to ensure they are collecting data on the lives and experiences of LGBTQI+ people.