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April 26, 2024
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):
April 22, 2024
On April 19, the Biden administration issued new rules outlining schools’ obligations under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination — including explicit protections for LGBTQ students.
April 22, 2024
On April 19, the Biden administration issued new rules outlining schools’ obligations under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination — including explicit protections for LGBTQ students.
April 19, 2024
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:
April 3, 2024
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:
March 29, 2024
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.
March 22, 2024
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:
March 22, 2024
The $1.2 trillion government funding bill, passed Saturday, includes a provision that would functionally prohibit pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies.
March 21, 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):
March 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement after Republicans on the House Committee on the Judiciary reported H.R. 7187, a new transgender athlete ban, favorably out of committee: