Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month.

H. Res. 464 · 116th Congress · Jun 26, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are human rights and are protected by the Constitution;

(2)

recognizes that all Americans should be treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity;

(3)

acknowledges the struggle of the Stonewall and Compton’s Cafeteria protestors and countless other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people for equality;

(4)

encourages the celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month to provide a continuing opportunity for all people in the United States to learn about the discrimination and inequality that has faced, and continues to face, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people; and

(5)

agrees that the United States must continue to strive to ensure that the promise of equality is realized for all Americans.

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Jun 26, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Himes, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Titus, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Moore, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Peters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Langevin, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Crist, Ms. Speier, Mr. Keating, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Heck, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Meng, Mr. Correa, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Wild, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Bass, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Bera, Mr. McEachin, and Mrs. Hayes) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month.

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