Republicans Again Try to Use Gov't Funding Bills to Target LGBTQ+ People
Late-night amendment to halt anti-discrimination orders follows a disturbing pattern of defunding LGBTQ+ projects.
September 28, 2023
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Sinema Endorses Biden Spending Bill - Will Other Changes Follow?
The out Arizona senator had been the only Democrat not behind a bill on energy and health care, but she's still standing in the way of some pro-LGBTQ+ legislation.
August 5, 2022
House Republicans Attack LGBTQ+ Community Through Spending Bills
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
July 18, 2023
40+ senators oppose anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion provisions in spending bills
Led by Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker, they have sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders.
December 13, 2024
BREAKING: U.S. House passes defense spending bill with anti-trans provision
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would deny insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for trans children of service members.
December 11, 2024
White House calls Republican spending bill’s ban on the Pride flag ‘inappropriate’
After backlash over a spending bill provision banning Pride flags at U.S. embassies, the Biden-Harris administration is emphasizing its dedication to LGBTQ+ advocacy and outlining efforts to mitigate the impact of the law.
March 25, 2024
Senate Democrats Tack Hate-Crimes Bill Onto Pentagon Spending Legislation
The Senate attached hate-crimes legislation to a must-pass Pentagon spending bill Thursday, but opponents predicted it ultimately would fail. In a bipartisan vote of 60-39, the Senate accepted cloture, which ended debate on the bill, and then moved to approve the Matthew Shepard Act by a voice vote -- attaching it as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Bill. ''The president is not going to agree to this social legislation on the defense authorization bill,'' said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. ''This bill will get vetoed.''
September 28, 2007
Out reps and allies denounce anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in House defense spending bill
“Republicans love to claim how they support our troops in one breath, just to turn around and vote to discriminate against them with the next,” said Rep. Mark Pocan, chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.
June 14, 2024
Nearly 300 groups urge Congress to reject anti-trans provision in defense spending bill
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
December 9, 2024
Biden sacrifices LGBTQ+ Pride flags at U.S. embassies to pass 'critical' spending bill (exclusive)
The Biden administration has agreed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies in order to fund numerous health initiatives, including the AIDS relief plan.
March 22, 2024
‘Patriotism Not Pride’ bill banning Oklahoma from spending funds on Pride Month passes key vote
The proposed legislation would also ban the display of Pride flags by government agencies.
February 7, 2024
Even in liberal Massachusetts, Republicans are attacking trans athletes
A Republican legislator attached a trans-exclusionary policy to a spending bill, while a Democratic move may block it.
April 10, 2025
Trump Will Declare State of Emergency to Build Border Wall
Trump is "prepared" to sign a spending bill to prevent a federal shutdown, but he will also declare a national emergency.
February 14, 2019
Bipartisan Senate Duo Seeks to Block Trans Military Ban
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins will try to block the ban through an amendment to the defense spending bill.
September 11, 2017
House Passes Defense Bill Allowing Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
House Republican Steve Russell amended a federal defense spending bill to include provisons for discrimination against LGBT workers on religious grounds.
May 19, 2016
AIDS bill advances despite complaints
A spending bill that would send more AIDS money to the South passed a House committee Wednesday despite opposition from some big-state lawmakers who said it shortchanged their states.
September 21, 2006
The former Marine who helped end DADT predicts the road ahead for LGBTQ+ service members
Trump’s Defense nominee Hegseth’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the House passing the anti-trans defense spending bill mean that the assault on LGBTQ+ soldiers is just beginning.
December 14, 2024
House Republican Has Last-Ditch Idea for Voting on ENDA
As some in Congress attempt one last effort to vote on ENDA before the end of the term, a conservative lobbying group says it's one of the biggest 'threats' of the session.
November 13, 2014
Voters Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Amendments to Defense Bill: Poll
Those are the findings of a Data for Progress survey of likely voters.
July 25, 2023
GOP Rep. Denounces Sinful Colleagues With Anti-LGBT Bible Verse
Rep. Rick Allen's action caused several fellow Republicans to walk out of a policy meeting.
May 27, 2016