,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #acf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #af1 #bjag,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 and ,ms4 ,slaughter7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,congress that lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals should be protected from discrimination under the law4 ,whereas the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights1 article #g states ,all are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law4 ,all are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this ,declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination42 ,whereas many lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals experience discrimination throughout the scope of their lives including in acquiring credit1 seeking jobs1 accessing public accommodations1 attending school1 receiving services1 renting a home1 and performing their civic duty as a juror2 ,whereas ,americans of every age1 every faith1 every political party1 and every socio-economic background recognize discrimination against lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals to be a serious problem2 ,whereas religious liberty and nondiscrimination laws have long co-existed2 ,whereas existing ,federal law and recent executive actions provide some protections to lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender workers1 students1 and ,federal program recipients2 ,whereas the ,states of ,california1 ,colorado1 ,connecticut1 ,delaware1 ,hawaii1 ,illinois1 ,iowa1 ,maine1 ,maryland1 ,massachusetts1 ,minnesota1 ,nevada1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,mexico1 ,oregon1 ,rhode ,island1 ,utah1 ,vermont1 ,washington1 and ,new ,york 7plus the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands7 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and housing1 and ,new ,hampshire and ,wisconsin prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment and housing2 ,whereas the ,states of ,california1 ,colorado1 ,connecticut1 ,delaware1 ,hawaii1 ,illinois1 ,iowa1 ,maine1 ,maryland1 ,minnesota1 ,nevada1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,mexico1 ,oregon1 ,rhode ,island1 ,vermont1 ,washington1 and ,massachusetts 7plus the ,district of ,columbia7 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations1 and ,new ,hampshire1 ,new ,york1 and ,wisconsin prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public accommodations2 ,whereas the ,states of ,california1 ,colorado1 ,connecticut1 ,iowa1 ,maine1 ,maryland1 ,massachusetts1 ,minnesota1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,york1 ,oregon1 ,vermont1 and ,washington 7plus the ,district of ,columbia7 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in education1 and ,wisconsin prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in education2 ,whereas more than #ajj cities in ,states without explicit nondiscrimination laws have adopted ordinances barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity2 ,whereas #hi percent of ,fortune #ejj companies have proactively adopted nondiscrimination policies inclusive of sexual orientation and #ff percent of ,fortune #ejj companies have adopted nondiscrimination policies inclusive of gender identity2 ,whereas lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals may still be legally discriminated against in many jurisdictions in the areas of credit1 employment1 education1 housing1 jury service1 and public accommodations2 ,whereas legislation was introduced in the #aadth ,congress to clarify that under ,federal law lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals should not be subject to discrimination in public accommodations2 ,whereas in #bjae the ,supreme ,court affirmed in ,obergefell et al4 v4 ,hodges1 ,director1 ,ohio ,department of ,health1 et al41 ,supreme ,court ,docket ,no4 #ad-eef1 decided ,june #bf1 #bjae1 that the ,fourteenth ,amendment to the ,constitution requires ,states to recognize the right of #b individuals of the same sex to marry2 ,whereas in #bjaf the ,attorney ,general and ,secretary of ,education issued jointly guidance to clarify that transgender students are protected from sex discrimination under title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb and that schools must treat students in a manner consistent with their gender identity2 and ,whereas discrimination based on who an individual is or whom the individual loves is antithetical to a society based on the protection of human and civil rights3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of ,house of ,representatives that-- 7#a7 this resolution may be cited as the ,equality for ,all ,resolution of #bjag1 7#b7 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals are valuable1 contributing members of society and that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a serious problem1 7#c7 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender individuals deserve equal treatment under the law and existing ,federal protections are inadequate to ensure nondiscrimination protections1 7#d7 the ,congress should pass legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in areas including credit1 employment1 education1 federally funded programs1 housing1 jury service1 and public accommodations1 and 7#e7 the ,congress encourages each ,state-- 7,a7 to simultaneously adopt laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in credit1 employment1 education1 federally funded programs1 housing1 jury service1 and public accommodations1 and 7,b7 to reject laws that undermine nondiscrimination protections4