HR 5855
114th Congress
House
LGBT Pride Act
Official title: To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
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Mental healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Plain-English summary
LGBT Pride Act
This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take measures to increase the frequency of collection of information on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System.
The bill authorizes appropriations to expand participation in the National Violent Death Reporting System to all states.
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5855: LGBT Pride Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5855/
"H.R. 5855: LGBT Pride Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5855/.
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