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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. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
USHJR82Intro
25%
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
25%
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
25%
Recognizing the importance of intersectionality for abortion access.
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2023-06-29
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHR558Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBTQI+ Equality Day".
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2023-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR557Intro
25%
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
25%
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
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
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
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
USHJR73Intro
25%
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
25%
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
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
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
25%
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
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
USHR292Intro
25%
Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of ex...
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2023-04-17
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)
USHR294Intro
25%
Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history.
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2023-04-13
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHJR54Intro
25%
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
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2023-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR278Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of April 10, 2023, as "Venture Smith Freedom Day".
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2023-04-06
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR279Intro
25%
Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
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2023-04-06
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHCR32Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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2023-03-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USHJR48Intro
25%
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
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2023-03-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR273Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
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2023-03-30
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR266Intro
25%
Expressing support for the recognition of March 31, 2023, as "César Chávez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez.
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2023-03-30
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR265Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all stude...
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2023-03-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB2042Intro
25%
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, National Council on Disability for fiscal year 2024.
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2023-03-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB1831Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.
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2023-03-28
To House Financial Services Committee
USHR248Intro
25%
Recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, pioneering county clerk who advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married in 1975.
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2023-03-23
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR144Intro
25%
Recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott.
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2023-03-22
To House Subcommittee on Federal Lands
USHR223Intro
25%
Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement.
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2023-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR218Intro
25%
Commemorating the life and legacy of labor pioneer Kate Mullany in honor of Women's History Month.
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2023-03-09
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB1524Intro
25%
To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, or national origin in Federal actions, and for other purposes.
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2023-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB1237Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, and for other purposes.
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2023-03-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1133)
USHR180Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Thomas Garrett was and should be recognized as a national abolitionist leader and activist in the struggle against slavery in the United States.
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2023-02-28
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR184Intro
25%
Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.
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2023-02-28
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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