IV 
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. CAR-
SON, 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. PAL-
LONE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. BOW-
MAN, 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. NICK-
EL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PASCRELL, 
Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. MORELLE, and Mr. GARCI´A of Illi-
nois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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, bisex-
ual, 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 unconstitu-
tional and the Federal Government could no longer re-
strict 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 cou-
ples 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 to-
gether for over 60 years to make progress toward achiev-
ing full equality for all people in the United States, re-
gardless 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 af-
firmed 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 dis-
crimination 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports equal rights and protections for all 
people, regardless of actual or perceived sexual ori-
entation, gender identity, or sex characteristics; 
(2) supports the designation of ‘‘LGBTQI+ 
Equality Day’’; 
(3) encourages the celebration of ‘‘LGBTQI+ 
Equality Day’’ to commemorate the significance of 
Supreme Court decisions handed down on June 26 
in 2003, 2013, and 2015, and to continue educating 
all people about the forms of discrimination, harass-
ment, and intolerance that lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, queer, and intersex people continue to 
face; and 
(4) acknowledges the need for further legisla-
tion to ensure people in the United States are free 
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from all forms of discrimination on the basis of ac-
tual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, 
or sex characteristics including in employment, hous-
ing, public accommodations, education, Federal 
funding, credit, and jury service. 
Æ 
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