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HR 5855 114th Congress House

LGBT Pride Act

Official title: To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
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Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2016
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5855: LGBT Pride Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5855/
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"H.R. 5855: LGBT Pride Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5855/.
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H.R. 5855, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5855/.
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