40+ senators oppose anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion provisions in spending bills
Led by Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker, they have sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders.
December 13, 2024
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House Republicans Attack LGBTQ+ Community Through Spending Bills
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
July 18, 2023
House wards off veto threat with gay slap
By a surprisingly bipartisan vote of 224-200, the House on Thursday passed an amendment banning the use of federal funds to support D.C.'s domestic-partner registry. The White House warned that President Bush would veto this year's routine appropriations bill for the District of Columbia if it did not include such an amendment.
June 30, 2007
Congress Turns Back Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Amendment
A measure that would allow federally funded child welfare agencies to turn away LGBTQ parents and others has been defeated.
September 27, 2018
Texas Lawmaker Introduces Worse Version of 'Don't Say Gay' Law
As if Florida's restriction on access to information about LGBTQ+ topics for public school students wasn't tight enough.
January 5, 2023
Ohio enacts 'shameful' 'Don't Say Gay' bill as Gov. Mike DeWine signs
Activists say the so-called "Parents' Bill of Rights" will "make schools less safe for LGBTQ+ students."
January 9, 2025
Senate Democrats urged to reject anti-LGBTQ+ measures in funding bills by coalition (exclusive)
The Human Rights Campaign and ACLU lead the charge, with 63 groups, challenging discriminatory riders in congressional budget talks.
January 26, 2024
Colorado Civil Unions Headed to House Floor
The state House Appropriations Committee today passed Senate Bill 11 in a bipartisan vote of 9-4.
March 8, 2013
Voters Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Amendments to Defense Bill: Poll
Those are the findings of a Data for Progress survey of likely voters.
July 25, 2023
Activists Fight Back on Discriminatory Adoption Bill
LGBT groups have not been standing still since a House committee voted an anti-LGBT amendment into a bill this week.
July 13, 2018
Pro-Equality Lawmakers Demand Removal of Anti-LGBTQ+ Sections From Defense Bill
The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes bans on trans health care, Pride flags, drag shows, and more.
September 21, 2023
GOP Rep. Denounces Sinful Colleagues With Anti-LGBT Bible Verse
Rep. Rick Allen's action caused several fellow Republicans to walk out of a policy meeting.
May 27, 2016
Equality Democrats Blast Republicans' Bigoted Amendments in Funding Bills
As a government shutdown looms, the Equality Caucus decries anti-LGBTQ+ bill riders.
September 29, 2023
Senate OK's Defense Bill Without Anti-LGBTQ+ Provisions, Setting Up Fight With House
Fights are likely over individual appropriations bills as well.
July 28, 2023
NOM Ally Attempts to Ban Same-sex Marriages on Military Bases
Rep. Steve King of Iowa attached an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would prohibit same-sex couples from marrying on military bases.
July 20, 2012
MAGA Republicans Continue to Abuse Funding Bills to Push an Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda
"I’ve seen firsthand how Republicans are using these bills...to target marginalized communities for discrimination and exclusion," writes U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley.
November 6, 2023
Democrats Demand That Biden, Leaders Reject Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in Any Funding Bill
Amid a looming government shutdown, over 160 lawmakers advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024 appropriations discussions.
November 1, 2023
House Republicans Schedule ‘Mean-Spirited’ Hearing on Gender-Affirming Care
House Republicans are continuing their party’s culture war against the LGBTQ+ community.
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July 25, 2023
House Republicans Block LGBT Protections After Orlando Shooting
“We need to write discrimination out of our law right away,” Rep. Sean Maloney said.
June 15, 2016