Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.
Impact
The legislation intends to amend existing laws, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and others, to explicitly include protections against discrimination based on gender identity and to ensure equal treatment in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It aims to facilitate easier legal recognition of gender identity through government documentation and to enhance the safety of transgender and nonbinary individuals by prohibiting harmful practices such as conversion therapy and ensuring their needs are addressed in various government and healthcare systems.
Summary
HR269, known as the Transgender Bill of Rights, aims to recognize and protect the rights of transgender and nonbinary individuals through federal legislation. This bill underscores the federal government’s responsibility to ensure access to essential services such as healthcare, shelter, and economic security, while specifically addressing the ongoing discrimination faced by transgender and nonbinary individuals in various aspects of life, including employment, housing, and healthcare. The bill also emphasizes the importance of providing gender-affirming care in accordance with established medical standards.
Contention
Notable points of contention include the legislative landscape surrounding LGBTQI+ rights, as highlighted by the introduction of numerous state-level bills potentially undermining these rights. This bill comes at a time when many transgender and nonbinary individuals feel increasingly vulnerable due to ongoing legislative attacks against their rights, and while supporters advocate for comprehensive protections, opponents may argue against federal overreach into state and local governance decisions related to gender identity and healthcare.
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A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic safety.
A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic safety.
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.
Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services. Before fetal viability, governments may not restrict providers from using particular abortion procedures or drugs, offering abortion services via telemedicine, or immediately providing abortion services if delaying risks the patient's health. Furthermore, governments may not require providers to perform unnecessary medical procedures, provide medically inaccurate information, or comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers who offer medically comparable services to abortions. Additionally, governments may not require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining services. After fetal viability, governments may not restrict providers from performing abortions when necessary to protect a patient's life and health. The same provisions that apply to abortions before viability also apply to necessary abortions after viability. Additionally, states may authorize post-viability abortions in circumstances beyond those that the bill considers necessary. Further, the bill recognizes an individual's right to interstate travel, including for abortion services. The bill also prohibits governments from implementing measures that are similar to those restricted by the bill or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may sue states or government officials to enforce this bill, regardless of certain immunity that would otherwise apply.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.
A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic safety.
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in elementary and secondary schools.