US HR549 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 549 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 153-1)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day". Expresses support for: (1) equal rights and protections for all people, regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity; and (2) the designation of LGBT Equality Day. Acknowledges the need for further legislation to ensure that people in the United States are free from all forms of discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

Title

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day".

Sponsors

Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-12-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-12-03	House	Introduced in House

Subjects

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Housing discrimination
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Supreme Court

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/549/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres549/BILLS-114hres549ih.pdf