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Equality Act, the Sweeping LGBTQ+ Rights Bill, Reintroduced in Congress
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Equality Act, a wide-ranging LGBTQ+ rights bill, was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate...
Senate passes landmark Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan vote
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington — The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal...
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later
The Hill via AOL· 2 months ago2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden...
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act amid Pride Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDemocrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to...
Rights Groups, Elected Officials Applaud Respect for Marriage Act
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil rights groups are over the moon at President Joe Biden’s signing of the Respect for Marriage...
Congress codifies marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between...
Senate Advances Historic Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., center, joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, to...
LGBTQ+ Groups Call for Expanding Supreme Court, Lifting Filibuster
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLGBTQ+ legal groups are calling for an expansion of the Supreme Court, a code of ethics for...
House passes Respect for Marriage Act, sending it to Biden
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington — The House on Thursday approved legislation that provides federal protections for...
Lawmakers return to Washington with lengthy to-do list before midterms
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWashington — With Labor Day and August recess over, lawmakers are returning to Washington for the...