Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus
OUR MISSION: The LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus serves as a resource for Members of Congress, their staff, and the public on LGBTQ+ issues at the federal level. The Caucus works toward the extension of equal rights, the repeal of discriminatory laws, the elimination of hate-motivated violence, and the improved health and well-being for all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
117th Congress Legislative Priorities:
- Equality Act (HR 5)
- Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act (HR 2328)
- Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (HR 5342)
- Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act (HR 1596)
- John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act (HR 3488)
- Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act (HR 2629)
- SERVE Act (HR 5170)
- Juror Non-Discrimination Act (HR 1140)
- LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (HR 1443)
- To Designate the Pulse National Memorial Act (Signed by President Biden; Public Law 117-20)
- Safe Schools Improvement Act (HR 4402)
- LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act (HR 4176)
- a forthcoming bill on protecting LGBTQ+ youth
MEMBERSHIP
Co-Chairs:
Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI)
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)
Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA)
Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN)
Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
Vice chairs:
Suzanne Bonamici (D–Oregon)
Judy Chu (D–California)
Charlie Crist (D–Florida) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Ted Deutch (D–Florida) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Lloyd Doggett (D–Texas)
Ruben Gallego (D–Arizona)
Pramila Jayapal (D–Washington)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D–Illinois)
Barbara Lee (D–California)
Ted Lieu (D–California)
Alan Lowenthal (D–California) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Grace Meng (D–New York)
Jerrold Nadler (D–New York)
Marie Newman (D–Illinois)
Chellie Pingree (D–Maine)
Mike Quigley (D–Illinois)
Jamie Raskin (D–Maryland)
Linda Sanchez (D–California)
Mary Gay Scanlon (D–Pennsylvania)
Adam Schiff (D–California)
Darren Soto (D–Florida)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D–Florida)
Jennifer Wexton (D–Virginia)
Members:
Pete Aguilar (D–California)
Colin Allred (D–Texas)
Jake Auchincloss (D–Massachusetts)
Nanette Barragán (D–California)
Karen Bass (D–California) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Ami Bera (D–California)
Don Beyer (D–Virginia)
Earl Blumenauer (D–Oregon)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D–Delaware)
Jamaal Bowman (D–New York)
Brendan Boyle (D–Pennsylvania)
Anthony G. Brown (D–Maryland) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Julia Brownley (D–California)
Cori Bush (D–Missouri)
Cheri Bustos (D–Illinois) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Salud Carbajal (D–California)
Tony Cárdenas (D–California)
André Carson (D–Indiana)
Matt Cartwright (D–Pennsylvania)
Ed Case (D–Hawaii)
Sean Casten (D–Illinois)
Kathy Castor (D–Florida)
Joaquin Castro (D–Texas)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D–Florida)
Katherine Clark (D–Massachusetts)
Yvette Clarke (D–New York)
Lou Correa (D–California)
Jim Costa (D–California)
Joe Courtney (D–Connecticut)
Jason Crow (D–Colorado)
Danny K. Davis (D–Illinois)
Madeleine Dean (D–Pennsylvania)
Diana DeGette (D–Colorado)
Suzan DelBene (D–Washington)
Val Demings (D–Florida) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Mark DeSaulnier (D–California)
Debbie Dingell (D–Michigan)
Veronica Escobar (D–Texas)
Anna Eshoo (D–California)
Adriano Espaillat (D–New York)
Dwight Evans (D–Pennsylvania)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D–New Mexico)
Lizzie Fletcher (D–Texas)
Bill Foster (D–Illinois)
Lois Frankel (D–Florida)
Sylvia Garcia (D–Texas)
Chuy García (D–Illinois)
Jared Golden (D–Maine)
Jimmy Gomez (D–California)
Josh Gottheimer (D–New Jersey)
Al Green (D–Texas)
Raúl Grijalva (D–Arizona)
Jahana Hayes (D–Connecticut)
Brian Higgins (D–New York)
Jim Himes (D–Connecticut)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D–District of Columbia)
Steven Horsford (D–Nevada)
Chrissy Houlahan (D–Pennsylvania)
Jared Huffman (D–California)
Sara Jacobs (D–California)
Hakeem Jeffries (D–New York)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D–Texas) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Hank Johnson (D–Georgia)
Kai Kahele (D–Hawaii) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Bill Keating (D–Massachusetts)
Robin Kelly (D–Illinois)
Ro Khanna (D–California)
Dan Kildee (D–Michigan)
Derek Kilmer (D–Washington)
Andy Kim (D–New Jersey)
Ann McLane Kuster (D–New Hampshire)
Conor Lamb (D–Pennsylvania) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
James Langevin (D–Rhode Island) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
John B. Larson (D–Connecticut)
Susie Lee (D–Nevada)
Andy Levin (D–Michigan) Lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting.
Mike Levin (D–California)
Zoe Lofgren (D–California)
Elaine Luria (D–Virginia)
Stephen F. Lynch (D–Massachusetts)
Tom Malinowski (D–New Jersey)
Carolyn Maloney (D–New York)
Kathy Manning (D–North Carolina)
Doris Matsui (D–California)
Don McEachin (D–Virginia)
James McGovern (D–Massachusetts)
Jerry McNerney (D–California)
Gwen Moore (D–Wisconsin)
Joseph Morelle (D–New York)
Seth Moulton (D–Massachusetts)
Frank J. Mrvan (D–Indiana)
Stephanie Murphy (D–Florida) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Grace Napolitano (D–California)
Joe Neguse (D–Colorado)
Donald Norcross (D–New Jersey)
Tom O'Halleran (D–Arizona)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–New York)
Ilhan Omar (D–Minnesota)
Frank Pallone (D–New Jersey)
Jimmy Panetta (D–California)
Ed Perlmutter (D–Colorado) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Scott Peters (D–California)
Dean Phillips (D–Minnesota)
Katie Porter (D–California)
Ayanna Pressley (D–Massachusetts)
David Price (D–North Carolina) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Kathleen Rice (D–New York) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Deborah K. Ross (D–North Carolina)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D–California) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Raul Ruiz (D–California)
John Sarbanes (D–Maryland)
Jan Schakowsky (D–Illinois)
Brad Schneider (D–Illinois)
Kim Schrier (D–Washington)
Bobby Scott (D–Virginia)
David Scott (D–Georgia)
Brad Sherman (D–California)
Mikie Sherrill (D–New Jersey)
Elissa Slotkin (D–Michigan)
Adam Smith (D–Washington)
Abigail Spanberger (D–Virginia)
Jackie Speier (D–California) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Melanie Stansbury (D–New Mexico)
Greg Stanton (D–Arizona)
Haley Stevens (D–Michigan)
Marilyn Strickland (D–Washington)
Eric Swalwell (D–California)
Dina Titus (D–Nevada)
Rashida Tlaib (D–Michigan)
Paul Tonko (D–New York)
Norma Torres (D–California)
Lori Trahan (D–Massachusetts)
David Trone (D–Maryland)
Lauren Underwood (D–Illinois)
Juan Vargas (D–California)
Marc Veasey (D–Texas)
Nydia Velázquez (D–New York)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D–New Jersey)
Peter Welch (D–Vermont) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
Susan Wild (D–Pennsylvania)
Nikema Williams (D–Georgia)
Frederica Wilson (D–Florida)