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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, released the following statement after the Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to report H.R. 736, the so-called “PROTECT Kids Act,” favorably out of committee:

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Senator Ed Markey (MA), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed an amicus brief to defend transgender Americans’ right to access medically-necessary healthcare in the upcoming Supreme Court case U.S. v. Skrmetti. The brief was joined, in total, by 11 Senators and 153 Representatives, including Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (CA-33) all of the Equality Caucus Co-Chairs and Vice Chairs. The members’ brief highlights the role that animosity has played in legislation banning medically necessary care for transgender youth and urges the court to strike down Tennessee’s ban.

Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025:

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: