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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 405 

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as ‘‘LGBT Equality 

Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2017 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 

MOULTON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. LANGEVIN, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ENGEL, 

Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. DELANEY, 

Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. 

LEE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. FRANKEL

of Florida, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. HECK, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

KIND, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SWALWELL

of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. HANABUSA, 

Ms. TITUS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. RUSH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JUDY CHU of 

California, Mr. WALZ, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MENG, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, 

Ms. PINGREE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. POLIS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New 

Mexico, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Mr. KEATING, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. NORCROSS, 

Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, Mr. SIRES, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Miss RICE of New 

York, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. CLARKE of 


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New York, and Mrs. TORRES) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as 

‘‘LGBT Equality Day’’. 

Whereas the United States recognizes that all people should 

be treated equally; 

Whereas Members of the 115th Congress support the rights 

and freedoms of individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT); 

Whereas, on June 26, 2003, the United States Supreme 

Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that States could no 

longer criminalize the private conduct in which same-sex 

couples engage; 

Whereas, on June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme 

Court ruled in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 

of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional and the Federal Government could no longer restrict married same-sex couples from receiving Federal 

benefits and protections; 

Whereas, on June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme 

Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and States could 

no longer discriminate against same-sex couples when 

recognizing or licensing a marriage; 

Whereas Supreme Court decisions handed down on June 26 

ended marriage discrimination and the criminalization of 

same-sex private intimate conduct under the law; 


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Whereas LGBT people and their allies have worked together 

for over 60 years to make progress toward achieving full 

equality for all people in the United States, regardless of 

sexual orientation or gender identity; 

Whereas LGBT people in the United States continue to face 

many barriers to the American dream that cannot be 

solved through courtroom litigation alone; 

Whereas transgender people and LGBT people of color are 

disproportionately and uniquely burdened by such barriers, including violence, discrimination, poverty, and societal isolation; 

Whereas although victories at the Supreme Court have affirmed the dignity and equality of millions of same-sex 

couples, statutory reforms are needed to ensure LGBT 

people in the United States are free from discrimination 

and have equal access to the American dream; and 

Whereas June 26 would be an appropriate date to designate 

as ‘‘LGBT Equality Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports equal rights and protections for all 

3 people, regardless of actual or perceived sexual ori4 entation or gender identity; 

5 (2) supports the designation of ‘‘LGBT Equal6 ity Day’’; 

7 (3) encourages the celebration of ‘‘LGBT 

8 Equality Day’’ to commemorate the significance of 

9 Supreme Court decisions handed down on June 26 

10 in 2003, 2013, and 2015, and to continue educating 


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1 all people about the forms of discrimination, harass2 ment, and intolerance that lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

3 and transgender people continue to face; and 

4 (4) acknowledges the need for further legisla5 tion to ensure people in the United States are free 

6 from all forms of discrimination on the basis of ac7 tual or perceived sexual orientation or gender iden8 tity, including in employment, housing, public ac9 commodations, education, Federal funding, credit, 

10 and jury service. 

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