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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 558 

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as ‘‘LGBTQI+ Equality 

Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2023 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BERA, Mr. CARSON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 

Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. TRONE, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CASE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 

MOSKOWITZ, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. PANETTA, 

Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. PORTER, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. 

SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

MCGARVEY, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Mr. TONKO, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TORRES of 

New York, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. DAVIDS

of Kansas, Ms. BROWN, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PASCRELL, 

Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. MORELLE, and Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as 

‘‘LGBTQI+ Equality Day’’. 


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Whereas the United States recognizes that all people should 

be treated equally; 

Whereas Members of the 118th Congress support the rights 

and freedoms of individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+); 

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

Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that States could no 

longer criminalize the private consensual 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; 

Whereas LGBTQI+ 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 actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender 

identity, or sex characteristics; 

Whereas LGBTQI+ people in the United States continue to 

face many barriers to the American dream that cannot 

be solved through courtroom litigation alone; 


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Whereas transgender people and LGBTQI+ 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 

LGBTQI+ 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 ‘‘LGBTQI+ 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, gender identity, or sex characteristics; 

5 (2) supports the designation of ‘‘LGBTQI+ 

6 Equality Day’’; 

7 (3) encourages the celebration of ‘‘LGBTQI+ 

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 

11 all people about the forms of discrimination, harass12 ment, and intolerance that lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

13 transgender, queer, and intersex people continue to 

14 face; and 

15 (4) acknowledges the need for further legisla16 tion to ensure people in the United States are free 


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1 from all forms of discrimination on the basis of ac2 tual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, 

3 or sex characteristics including in employment, hous4 ing, public accommodations, education, Federal 

5 funding, credit, and jury service. 

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