# 117-hres-1209: 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.

117-hres-1209, 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., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-1209
- Congress: 117
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 98
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (98)

- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-1209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1209)

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