A resolution recognizing June 2021 as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Latest action · Jun 8, 2021 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3991-3992)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses support for the rights, freedoms, and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals.
The resolution recognizes that LGBTQ rights are human rights and protected by the laws of the United States and international treaties.
Additionally, the resolution encourages the celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month in June.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 8, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 8, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3991-3992)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47281 | LGBTQ Pride Month: Fact Sheet | Report | Oct 17, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 652 | A resolution recognizing June 2022 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". | Identical bill | May 26, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing June 2021 as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
