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Supporting the right of LGBTQI+ people to equal and inalienable human rights, economic rights, civil rights, and social and political equity at home and abroad and condemning discrimination,…

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Supporting the right of LGBTQI+ people to equal and inalienable human rights, economic rights, civil rights, and social and political equity at home and abroad and condemning discrimination, persecution, and violence against LGBTQI+ identifying individuals and communities everywhere, including in Europe and Eurasia.

Introduced: June 11, 2021 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution addresses issues involving LGBTQI+ identifying people.

Specifically, the resolution

  • calls on the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other federal agencies to include the promotion of equal rights for LGBTQI+ identifying people in their work;
  • condemns discrimination, persecution, and violence against LGBTQI+ identifying people;
  • calls on governments across Europe and Eurasia to foster safe and equitable environments for all people; and
  • urges the U.S. government to increase funding for LGBTQI+ human rights organizations in Europe and Eurasia.
What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 470: Supporting the right of LGBTQI+ people to equal and inalienable human rights, economic rights, civil rights, and social and political equity at home and abroad and condemning discrimination, persecution, and violence against LGBTQI+ identifying individuals and communities everywhere, including in Europe and Eurasia.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-470/
MLA
"H. Res. 470: Supporting the right of LGBTQI+ people to equal and inalienable human rights, economic rights, civil rights, and social and political equity at home and abroad and condemning discrimination, persecution, and violence against LGBTQI+ identifying individuals and communities everywhere, including in Europe and Eurasia.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-470/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 470, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-470/.
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[H. Res. 470: Supporting the right of LGBTQI+ people to equal and inalienable human rights, economic rights, civil rights, and social and political equity at home and abroad and condemning discrimination, persecution, and violence against LGBTQI+ identifying individuals and communities everywhere, including in Europe and Eurasia.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-470/)
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