,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #dfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bf1 #bjai,ms4 ,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,expressing support for the designation of ,june #bf as ,,lgbtq ,equality ,day4 ,whereas the ,united ,states recognizes that all people should be treated equally2 ,whereas ,members of the #aafth ,congress support the rights and freedoms of individuals who are lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 and queer 7,,lgbtq72 ,whereas1 on ,june #bf1 #bjjc1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ruled in ,lawrence v4 ,texas that ,states could no longer criminalize the private conduct in which same-sex couples engage2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bf1 #bjac1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ruled in ,united ,states v4 ,windsor that section #c of the ,defense of ,marriage ,act 7,,doma7 was unconstitutional and the ,federal ,government could no longer restrict married same-sex couples from receiving ,federal benefits and protections2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bf1 #bjae1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ruled in ,obergefell v4 ,hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and ,states could no longer discriminate against same-sex couples when recognizing or licensing a marriage2 ,whereas ,supreme ,court decisions handed down on ,june #bf ended marriage discrimination and the criminalization of same-sex private intimate conduct under the law2 ,whereas ,,lgbtq people and their allies have worked together for over #fj years to make progress toward achieving full equality for all people in the ,united ,states1 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity2 ,whereas ,,lgbtq people in the ,united ,states continue to face many barriers to the ,american dream that cannot be solved through courtroom litigation alone2 ,whereas transgender people and ,,lgbtq people of color are disproportionately and uniquely burdened by such barriers1 including violence1 discrimination1 poverty1 and societal isolation2 ,whereas although victories at the ,supreme ,court have affirmed the dignity and equality of millions of same-sex couples1 statutory reforms are needed to ensure ,,lgbtq people in the ,united ,states are free from discrimination and have equal access to the ,american dream2 and ,whereas ,june #bf would be an appropriate date to designate as ,,lgbtq ,equality ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports equal rights and protections for all people1 regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity2 7#b7 supports the designation of ,,lgbtq ,equality ,day2 7#c7 encourages the celebration of ,,lgbtq ,equality ,day to commemorate the significance of ,supreme ,court decisions handed down on ,june #bf in #bjjc1 #bjac1 and #bjae1 and to continue educating all people about the forms of discrimination1 harassment1 and intolerance that lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender people continue to face2 and 7#d7 acknowledges the need for further legislation to ensure people in the ,united ,states are free from all forms of discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity1 including in employment1 housing1 public accommodations1 education1 ,federal funding1 credit1 and jury service4