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HRES 561 114th Congress House

Expressing support for support of transgender acceptance.

Introduced: December 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Dec 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the systematic and structural challenges facing the transgender community and the need for action to improve safety and opportunity for transgender people.

Expresses support for such community and allies through the LGBT Equality Caucus and Transgender Equality Task Force.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 1, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 4, 2016
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 12, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 10, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 561: Expressing support for support of transgender acceptance.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-561/
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"H. Res. 561: Expressing support for support of transgender acceptance.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-561/.
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H. Res. 561, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-561/.
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[H. Res. 561: Expressing support for support of transgender acceptance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-561/)
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