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HRES 221 113th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Elementary and secondary education Foreign aid and international relief Health care quality Higher education Human rights School administration Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Introduced: May 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Encourages: (1) health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) community; (2) schools to support the creation of gay-straight alliances to achieve safer learning environments; (3) individuals to learn about national resources for those who identify as LGBT; and (4) the federal government, states, international funding organizations, and U.S. bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to prioritize the health and human rights of LGBT people.

What's happening now June 7, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16
Ellison, Keith
· May 8, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 21, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 17, 2013
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· May 17, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 17, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 17, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2013
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 17, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 17, 2013
Polis, Jared
· May 17, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 17, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 17, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 17, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 17, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 17, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 17, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 221: Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-221/
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"H. Res. 221: Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-221/.
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H. Res. 221, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-221/.
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