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April 20, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement denouncing the House Passage of H.R. 734, the so-called “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” or more appropriately, the “Politics Over Participation Act.”

April 6, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement on the proposed rule by the Department of Education relating to Title IX and students’ eligibility for athletic teams.

March 30, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus condemns the decision in Braidwood Management v. Becerra blocking a requirement that health insurance plans cover a range of preventive health services without a copay, including pre-exposure prophylactic (PrEP) to prevent HIV. LGBTQI+ people are disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic, and PrEP is a critical tool in the fight against the disease.

March 24, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement denouncing the House Passage of H.R. 5, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights,” or more appropriately, the “Politics Over Parents Act.”

March 14, 2023
Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, led a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to their request for information on promising practices for advancing health equity for intersex individuals.

March 9, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement condemning the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for passing H.R. 734, a federal trans and intersex sports ban. The ban advances to the House floor for a vote by the full U.S. House of Representatives.

March 6, 2023
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), and National Women’s Law Center President & CEO Fatima Goss Graves responded to the Committee on Education and the Workforce’s announcement that the Committee will be marking up a federal trans sports ban (H.R. 734) this Wednesday.

February 21, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following statement on Co-Chair David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) announcement that he will be leaving Congress later this year to serve as President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

February 16, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus announced Equality Caucus Vice Chairs Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) as Co-Chairs of its Transgender Equality Task Force (TETF) for the 118th Congress.

February 15, 2023
Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus announced Equality Caucus Vice Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) as Chair of its LGBTQI+ Aging Issues Task Force for the 118th Congress.