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USSCR19Intro
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A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
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2023-07-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSJR39Intro
25%
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and the Arch...
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2023-07-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHB4960Intro
25%
To establish a Commission to address the pervasive, and targeted epidemic of fatal violence, economic discrimination, and other factors disproportionally impacting members of the transgender community, and to make recommendations to Congress on appro...
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2023-07-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4980Intro
25%
To prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB2658Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR619Intro
25%
Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
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2023-07-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USSR312Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with d...
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2023-07-26
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHJR25Intro
25%
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
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2023-07-18
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Pressley. Petition No: 118-6.
USHJR82Intro
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Archivist of the Unit...
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2023-07-14
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4602Intro
25%
To replace references to "wives" and "husbands" in Federal law with references to "spouses".
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2023-07-13
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR568Intro
25%
Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
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2023-06-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR569Intro
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Recognizing former Texas State Representative Al Edwards as the father of Juneteenth and showing appreciation for successfully passing Texas House Bill 1016, making Texas the first State to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as an official State holiday.
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2023-06-30
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR555Intro
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Recognizing the importance of intersectionality for abortion access.
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2023-06-29
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHR558Intro
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Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBTQI+ Equality Day".
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2023-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR557Intro
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Honoring the struggle, sacrifice, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community and fight for equality in Texas.
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2023-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4393Intro
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To prohibit discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4342Intro
25%
To support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-23
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USSR282Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing June 2023 as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
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2023-06-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSB2145Intro
25%
A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-22
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHB15Intro
25%
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-21
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB5Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSR263Intro
25%
A resolution commemorating June 19, 2023, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
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2023-06-21
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2192; text: CR S2191)
USHR527Intro
25%
Condemning the recent rise in antisemitic violence and harassment targeting Jewish Americans, standing in solidarity with those affected by antisemitism, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB2053Intro
25%
A bill to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.
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2023-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSR254Intro
25%
A resolution unequivocally condemning antisemitism and lauding the working definition of antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
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2023-06-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHB4183Intro
25%
To amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes to protect equal rights under law.
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2023-06-15
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB2008Intro
25%
A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes to protect equal rights under law.
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2023-06-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSJR34Intro
25%
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
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2023-06-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHJR73Intro
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
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2023-06-14
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR505Intro
25%
Recognizing June 19, 2023, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
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2023-06-14
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2927)
USHR508Intro
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Honoring the struggle, sacrifice, and triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement in Georgia.
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2023-06-13
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR484Intro
25%
Addressing the hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking.
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2023-06-07
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR464Intro
25%
Acknowledging that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to the equal protection of the laws.
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2023-06-05
To House Judiciary Committee
USSR230Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing the 102nd anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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2023-05-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR455Intro
25%
Expressing support for Black service members this Memorial Day who gave their lives to protect and defend the United States at home and abroad despite facing racism in the Armed Forces and systemic inequities on United States soil.
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2023-05-26
To House Armed Services Committee
USHB3493Intro
25%
To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require an opportunity to correct an alleged violation as a precondition to commencing a civil action with respect to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility.
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2023-05-18
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR418Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
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2023-05-17
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
USHCR44Intro
25%
Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
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2023-05-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR414Intro
25%
Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.
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2023-05-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB3445Intro
25%
To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes.
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2023-05-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR368Intro
25%
Encouraging Americans to recognize the historical significance of Emancipation Day to the Virgin Islands of the United States and the Nation.
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2023-05-05
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USSJR4Intro
25%
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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2023-04-27
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate.
USHB2847Intro
25%
To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-25
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB2831Intro
25%
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert Parris Moses, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to advancing American education and civil rights.
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2023-04-25
To House Financial Services Committee
USHR269Intro
25%
Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safet...
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2023-04-19
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1860)
USHB2708Intro
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To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To House Energy And Commerce Committee
USSB1196Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHB2725Intro
25%
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB1206Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSB1193Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
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