Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Latest action · May 19, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 17, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Encourages: (1) health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) community; (2) schools to support the creation of gay-straight alliances to achieve safer learning environments; (3) individuals to learn about national resources for those who identify as LGBT; and (4) the federal government, states, international funding organizations, and U.S. bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to prioritize the health and human rights of LGBT people.
Cosponsors 74
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2017 to May 18, 2018, with 51 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2017Introduced in House
- May 17, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
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- May 17, 2017Introduced in House
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