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May 14, 2025
The Congressional Equality Caucus Wednesday denounced the advancement of a budget reconciliation bill that would make deep cuts to Medicaid and bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
May 14, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a budget reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid, take health care away from millions of Americans, and restrict access to medically-necessary care for transgender people
May 7, 2025
More than 20 members of Congress have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to publicly condemn a Hungarian law that bans Pride events.
May 6, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s ban on transgender people’s service in the military to be enforced as litigation continues:
April 30, 2025
Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating and Equality Caucus Co-Chair Mark Takano led 20 colleagues on a letter to Secretary Rubio condemning new Hungarian legislation and constitutional amendments that ban Pride marches and permit the use of facial recognition software to stifle free speech and expression. The letter calls on the Secretary to publicly condemn this harmful legislation which undermines the human and civil rights of all Hungarians.
April 29, 2025
House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday reintroduced the Equality Act, a landmark civil rights bill that would make sexual orientation and gender identity protected classes.
April 29, 2025
Congressional Democrats reintroduced the Equality Act on Tuesday, reviving a long-running effort to enshrine federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
April 29, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano and Co-Chairs Mark Pocan, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Chris Pappas, Ritchie Torres, Becca Balint, Robert Garcia, Eric Sorensen, Julie Johnson, Sarah McBride, and Emily Randall reintroduced the Equality Act in the 119th Congress to ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQI+ Americans. Senator Jeff Merkley, Equality Caucus Co-Founder Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Senator Cory Booker also reintroduced the Senate companion today.
April 10, 2025
Republicans members of the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced two anti-transgender bills on Wednesday, one that would forcibly out students in public elementary and middle schools to their parents and a second covering grades K-12 that critics have dubbed a “don’t say trans” bill.
April 9, 2025
Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and a Senior Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Republican-controlled Committee on Education and Workforce advanced two anti-trans bills out of committee: