Statements about H.R.5: Equality Act

One hundred and eleven members of Congress have made 175 statements about this bill.

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
Dec. 31, 2020	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	MEMO TO MEDIA: Democratic House Majority in the 116th Congress: A Record of Results For the People
Dec. 31, 2020	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	House Democrats’ Deliver For the People in the 116th Congress
Dec. 18, 2020	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	Hoyer Congratulates Leaders of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus for the 117th Congress
Sept. 21, 2020	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	While Democrats Work For The People, Republicans Have Failed the American People
Aug. 17, 2020	Ann Kirkpatrick	D	AZ-2	Rep. Kirkpatrick Advocates for U.S. Postal Service
July 7, 2020	Mary Gay Scanlon	D	PA-5	Weekly Recap: What You Might Have Missed
June 27, 2020	Al Green	D	TX-9	Congressman Al Green Commemorates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June 22, 2020	Martin Heinrich	D	NM	Udall, Heinrich Call for a Vote on Equality Act to a Vote
June 22, 2020	Tom Udall	D	NM	Udall, Heinrich Call for a Vote on Equality Act
June 18, 2020	Christopher A. Coons	D	DE	Following SCOTUS ruling on LGBTQ discrimination, Carper, Coons lead push to bring Equality Act to a vote
June 17, 2020	Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	Following SCOTUS Ruling, Senators Lead Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
June 16, 2020	Chris Van Hollen	D	MD	Van Hollen, Cardin, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Following SCOTUS Ruling
June 17, 2020	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	Following SCOTUS Ruling, Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
June 16, 2020	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	MD	Cardin, Van Hollen, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Following SCOTUS Ruling
June 16, 2020	Jack Reed	D	RI	Following SCOTUS Ruling, Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
June 16, 2020	Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
June 16, 2020	Jeff Merkley	D	OR	Following SCOTUS Ruling, Senators Lead Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
June 16, 2020	Christopher S. Murphy	D	CT	FOLLOWING SCOTUS RULING, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL LEAD PUSH TO BRING EQUALITY ACT TO A VOTE
June 15, 2020	Suzanne Bonamici	D	OR-1	Bonamici Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
June 15, 2020	Gilbert Cisneros	D	CA-39	Rep. Cisneros Praises Historic SCOTUS Decision Protecting LGBTQ+ Workers
June 5, 2020	Josh Gottheimer	D	NJ-5	RELEASE: Gottheimer Speaks at LGBTQ Pride Flag Raising, Stands with Local Leaders, Calls for Equality and an End to Discrimination
June 1, 2020	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	Hoyer Statement on LGBTQ Pride Month
May 22, 2020	Chellie Pingree	D	ME-1	Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic
May 18, 2020	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Statement on One Year Anniversary of House Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2020	Eliot L. Engel	D	NY-16	Engel Marks 1-Year Anniversary of the Equality Act Passage in the House
May 17, 2020	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Statement on One Year Anniversary of House Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Donna Shalala	D	FL-27	Rep. Donna Shalala Votes to Extend Anti-Discrimination Protections with Passage of the Equality Act of 2019
Dec. 23, 2019	Jim McGovern	D	MA-2	McGovern Calls for Senate Action on Key House-Passed Bills
Jan. 13, 2020	Jim Himes	D	CT-4	Himes Delivers on Fourth District Legislative Priorities in 2019
Jan. 13, 2020	Darren Soto	D	FL-9	Rep. Soto Calls for Senate Action on Key House-Passed Bills and Highlights Some Key Bipartisan Achievements for the Year
Jan. 7, 2020	Joyce Beatty	D	OH-3	Congresswoman Beatty Renews Call for Senate Action on 300+ House-Passed Bills in New Year
Dec. 30, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Fighting For The People
Dec. 30, 2019	John Sarbanes	D	MD-3	Year in Review: 2019 Legislative Accomplishments
Dec. 12, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Houses Passes Kildee Bipartisan Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Dec. 6, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Houses Passes Kildee Bill to Protect the Right to Vote
Nov. 15, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Congressman Dan Kildee Votes to Support Michigan Jobs, Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
Nov. 2, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Dear Colleague on Legislating For The People in the New Phase of the Impeachment Inquiry
Aug. 19, 2019	Madeleine Dean	D	PA-4	Rep. Madeleine Dean Hosts Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable on the LGBTQ+ Community and Employment
Aug. 30, 2019	Sean Patrick Maloney	D	NY-18	Maloney Celebrates Hudson Valley Workers on Labor Day
Aug. 14, 2019	Jerrold Nadler	D	NY-12	Chairman Nadler Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Gut a Key Federal Nondiscrimination Protection
Aug. 14, 2019	Steven Horsford	D	NV-4	Congressman Steven Horsford on the Trump Administrations Attempts to Gut LGBTQ+ Protections
Aug. 13, 2019	John Sarbanes	D	MD-3	200 Days of Progress For the People
May 17, 2019	Jahana Hayes	D	CT-5	Congresswoman Hayes Votes In Favor Of Historic Civil Rights Bill, H.R. 5
July 24, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Congressman Dan Kildee Votes to Protect Pensions of Michigan Workers
July 18, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Rep. Kildee Votes to Raise Michigan Workers’ Wages
May 17, 2019	Madeleine Dean	D	PA-4	Rep. Madeleine Dean Votes to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People, Strengthen Health Care, and Lower Prescription Drug Prices
May 17, 2019	Jerrold Nadler	D	NY-12	Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of the Equality Act
May 1, 2019	Jerrold Nadler	D	NY-12	Chairman Nadlers Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
March 13, 2019	Jerrold Nadler	D	NY-12	Chairman Nadler Statement on Introduction of the Equality Act
June 27, 2019	Mikie Sherrill	D	NJ-11	Rep. Sherrill Supports Five Bills to Advance LGBTQ Equality
May 17, 2019	William Timmons	R	SC-4	Timmons To Vote No On H.R. 5, The So-Called Equality Act.
May 17, 2019	Joe Neguse	D	CO-2	Congressman Neguse Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Gilbert Cisneros	D	CA-39	Rep. Cisneros Votes in Support of the Equality Act of 2019
May 17, 2019	Harley Rouda	D	CA-48	Rep. Harley Rouda Statement on the Passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
May 2, 2019	Greg Steube	R	FL-17	Steube Stands Up for Womens Sports
May 17, 2019	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	D	FL-26	Mucarsel-Powell Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Cynthia Axne	D	IA-3	Rep. Axne Applauds House Passage of the Bipartisan Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Jim Hagedorn	R	MN-1	Hagedorn Sides with Parents in Defending Free Speech and Freedom of Conscience
May 17, 2019	Dean Phillips	D	MN-3	Rep. Phillips Votes in Favor of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Chris Pappas	D	NH-1	Congressman Pappas Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Equality Act After Rebutting Efforts to Delay Historic Legislation on the House Floor
May 17, 2019	Andy Kim	D	NJ-3	Congressman Kim Votes to Provide Equal Rights to LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Susan Wild	D	PA-7	Rep. Wild Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Katie Hill	D	CA-25	KATIE HILL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASS EQUALITY ACT
May 17, 2019	Greg Stanton	D	AZ-4	House Passes Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Chellie Pingree	D	ME-1	VIDEO: Pingree, a Vice Chair of House LGBTQ Caucus, Urges Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Eliot L. Engel	D	NY-16	Engel Helps Pass Historic Equality Act
March 13, 2019	Eliot L. Engel	D	NY-16	Engel, House Dems Introduce Equality Act
June 27, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Rep. Kildee Supports Legislation to Strengthen Michigan’s Election Security
May 17, 2019	Chrissy Houlahan	D	PA-6	Representative Houlahan Celebrates The Historic Passage Of The Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Lizzie Fletcher	D	TX-7	Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Supports Passage of LGBTQ Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Lori Trahan	D	MA-3	Congresswoman Lori Trahan Votes in Favor of the Equality Act
March 13, 2019	Lori Trahan	D	MA-3	Congresswoman Lori Trahan Joins Colleagues to Introduce Equality Act as Original Cosponsor
June 7, 2019	Brian Higgins	D	NY-26	Congressman Higgins Recognizes Pride Month
June 4, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	House Passes Immigration Reform to Protect DREAMers
June 1, 2019	Josh Gottheimer	D	NJ-5	Gottheimer Speaks at Pride Ceremony, Stands with Local LGBTQ Community Leaders, Calls for End to LGBTQ Discrimination and Inequality
May 17, 2019	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	R	WA-5	My Votes – Week of May 13
May 17, 2019	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	R	WA-5	McMorris Rodgers Statement on the Equality Act
May 23, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Congressman Kildee Votes to Make it Easier for Michigan Families to Save for Retirement
May 17, 2019	Ami Bera	D	CA-6	Rep. Bera on the Passage of the Equality Act
May 22, 2019	Mike Johnson	R	LA-4	The Equality Act Is a Time Bomb
May 17, 2019	Susan Brooks	R	IN-5	Republican Rep. Susan Brooks votes against party line, supports anti-discrimination 'Equality Act'
May 20, 2019	Jared Huffman	D	CA-2	Rep. Huffman Votes to Pass The Equality Act To Protect LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Adriano Espaillat	D	NY-13	REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT VOTES TO PASS HISTORIC EQUALITY ACT TO END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ALL LGBTQ AMERICANS
May 17, 2019	Alma Adams	D	NC-12	Adams' Statement on the Passage of H.R. 5, The Equality Act
May 20, 2019	Mike Johnson	R	LA-4	Equality Act would impose sexual orthodoxy, GOP leaders warn as vote nears
May 17, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	NH-2	Defending your right to healthcare
May 20, 2019	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	D	MP	THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019	Tom Cole	R	OK-4	Cole Statement on H.R. 5
May 18, 2019	Jim Langevin	D	RI-2	Langevin Applauds Passage of Landmark LGBT Rights Bill
May 17, 2019	Barbara Lee	D	CA-12	Congresswoman Barbara Lee Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans, Introduces Resolution Recognizing International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 17, 2019	Ted Lieu	D	CA-36	REP LIEU CELEBRATES PASSAGE OF HISTORIC EQUALITY ACT
May 17, 2019	Steve Cohen	D	TN-9	Questioning FAA Delay in Grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8 Airplanes
May 17, 2019	Bill Flores	R	TX-17	Bill Flores Discusses This Week in Washington
May 17, 2019	Linda T. Sánchez	D	CA-38	Linda Snchez Statement on Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Judy Chu	D	CA-28	Rep. Chu Celebrates Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Andy Barr	R	KY-6	Statement from Congressman Barr on H.R. 5 Vote
May 17, 2019	Don Bacon	R	NE-2	BACON VOTES TO PROTECT FIRST AMENDMENT AND TITLE IX
May 17, 2019	Ralph Abraham	R	LA-5	Abraham votes against Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Mario Diaz-Balart	R	FL-26	Diaz-Balart: No puedo oponerme a un proyecto de ley que busca prevenir la discriminacin
May 17, 2019	Steve Cohen	D	TN-9	Congressman Cohen Votes for Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Derek Kilmer	D	WA-6	Rep. Kilmer Votes for the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Kevin Brady	R	TX-8	Brady Supports Individual Freedom
May 17, 2019	Susan A. Davis	D	CA-53	Rep. Susan Davis Votes for Historic Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Mark Takano	D	CA-39	Rep. Mark Takano Statement on Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Brian Higgins	D	NY-26	Higgins Applauds Approval of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Richard E. Neal	D	MA-1	Neal Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	NH-2	Kuster Votes in Favor of EQUALITY Act
May 17, 2019	Al Lawson	D	FL-5	Rep. Lawson Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	John Lewis	D	GA-5	Rep. John Lewis on Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Susan Brooks	R	IN-5	Brooks Votes Against Discrimination
May 17, 2019	Sean Patrick Maloney	D	NY-18	Maloney Presides Over House Floor to Pass Historic Equality Act a Victory for All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Kathy Castor	D	FL-14	With passage of historic Equality Act, U.S. Rep. Castor continues her career-long effort to achieve equality for LGBTQ community
May 17, 2019	Frank Pallone	D	NJ-6	Pallone Applauds Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Carolyn B. Maloney	D	NY-12	Congresswoman Maloney Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019	Tulsi Gabbard	D	HI-2	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes to Pass Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Suzanne Bonamici	D	OR-1	Bonamici Celebrates Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Jan Schakowsky	D	IL-9	Congresswoman Schakowsky's Statement on the Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Cheri Bustos	D	IL-17	Bustos Applauds House Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 17, 2019	Vicky Hartzler	R	MO-4	Hartzler Rejects Bill to Erase Womens Rights
May 17, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Floor Speech in Support of H.R. 5, the Historic Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Mike Quigley	D	IL-5	Quigley Statement on House Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	John Sarbanes	D	MD-3	Sarbanes Statement on Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Robert C. Scott	D	VA-3	Scott Statement on House Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Mike Thompson	D	CA-4	Thompson Votes to Pass Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Albio Sires	D	NJ-8	Washington Review May 17th, 2019
May 17, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	House Democrats Pass Legislation to Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs, Ban LGBT Discrimination with Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Charlie Crist	D	FL-13	CRIST HERALDS PASSAGE OF EQUALITY ACT
May 17, 2019	K. Michael Conaway	R	TX-11	Conaway: H.R. 5 Violates Constitutional Rights to Freedom of Religion and Speech
May 17, 2019	Jimmy Gomez	D	CA-34	Congressman Gomez on Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Bonnie Watson Coleman	D	NJ-12	Watson Coleman Applauds “Historic” Passage of the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Daniel Webster	R	FL-11	Webster: H.R. 5 Jeopardizes Women & Vulnerable Children
May 17, 2019	Michael C. Burgess	R	TX-26	Burgess Statement on the So-Called Equality Act
May 17, 2019	A. Donald McEachin	D	VA-4	McEachin Votes in Support of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Bradley Byrne	R	AL-1	Byrne Leads Fight Against Assault on Religious Freedom
May 17, 2019	Ruben Gallego	D	AZ-3	Rep. Ruben Gallego Joins House Democrats to Pass the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Robert E. Latta	R	OH-5	Latta Opposes Equality Bill for Lack of Religious Protections
May 17, 2019	Dan Kildee	D	MI-8	Congressman Dan Kildee Champions Passage of Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Tom McClintock	R	CA-5	Statement in Opposition to H.R. 5 - The Brave New World that House Democrats Propose Under the Name Equality"
May 17, 2019	Mike Lee	R	UT	Sen. Lee Urges No Vote on Divisive Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	H.R. 5, the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Equality Act
May 17, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 17, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Floor Speech in Support of H.R. 5, the Historic Equality Act
May 16, 2019	Jim Banks	R	IN-3	Rep. Jim Banks Statement on H.R. 5, the “Equality Act”
May 16, 2019	Rick Allen	R	GA-12	ICYMI: Congressman Allen Holds Telephone Town Hall
May 13, 2019	Rob Woodall	R	GA-7	Washington Watch - 5/13/19
May 10, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019
May 10, 2019	Bill Flores	R	TX-17	Bill Flores Discusses This Week in Washington
May 3, 2019	Hank Johnson	D	GA-4	Congressman Hank Johnson's E-Newsletter for May 3, 2019
May 1, 2019	David Cicilline	D	RI-1	Cicillines Equality Act Passes Judiciary Committee
May 1, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	Hoyer Statement on the Judiciary Committee’s Passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
April 26, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Dear Colleague: Leader McConnell, House Democrats Challenge You to Pass Legislation FOR THE PEOPLE
April 17, 2019	Jahana Hayes	D	CT-5	Hayes Marks First 100 Days of the House Democratic Majority By Continuing Her Fight For the People
April 12, 2019	Greg Stanton	D	AZ-4	100 Days in Congress: How is Stanton Working for Arizona?
April 11, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	MEMO TO MEDIA: House Democrats’ First 100 Days: Delivering on Our Promises
April 10, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	100 Days of Fighting For The People
April 2, 2019	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	D	FL-26	Mucarsel-Powell Highlights Key West’s “One Human Family” Culture During Judiciary Committee Hearing
April 2, 2019	David Cicilline	D	RI-1	Cicilline Urges Swift Passage of Equality Act During Judiciary Committee Hearing
March 23, 2019	Carolyn B. Maloney	D	NY-12	NYC Update: Fighting Against Anti-Semitism and for the Census, ERA, and LGBTQ Equality
March 28, 2019	Gilbert Cisneros	D	CA-39	Rep. Cisneros Debate on the Resolution Expressing Disapproval of the Presidents Transgender Service Policy
March 27, 2019	Charles E. Grassley	R	IA	Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Separation of Powers Restoration Act
March 27, 2019	Ben Sasse	R	NE	Sasse, Colleagues Introduce Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
March 18, 2019	Sheila Jackson Lee	D	TX-18	Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on Introduction of Equality Act Extending Anti-Discrimination Protections to LGBTQ Americans
March 18, 2019	Albio Sires	D	NJ-8	Washington Review, March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	D	MP	THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019	Chris Pappas	D	NH-1	Congressman Pappas calls for passage of the bipartisan Equality Act on House floor
March 15, 2019	Mike Quigley	D	IL-5	Quigley Co-sponsors the Bicameral, Bipartisan Equality Act
March 15, 2019	Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD-5	A Look at House Democrats’ Progress on the For The People Agenda
March 14, 2019	Susan A. Davis	D	CA-53	Rep. Susan Davis Joins in Introducing the Equality Act
March 14, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Transcript of Pelosi Weekly Press Conference Today
March 13, 2019	Mikie Sherrill	D	NJ-11	Rep. Sherrill Signs on to Equality Act
March 13, 2019	Nancy Pelosi	D	CA-11	Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Introducing H.R. 5, The Equality Act

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