# 118-hres-269: 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.

118-hres-269, 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 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1860) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-269
- Congress: 118
- 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: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1860)
- Introduced: 2023-03-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 127
- 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 (127)

- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2023-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2024-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2024-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2024-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2024-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2024-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023
- 118-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 118-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023
- 118-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act

## Sources
- [118-hres-269 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/269)

## Related
- [118-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-12)
- [118-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-17)
- [118-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-20)
- [118-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-51)
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
- [118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-11)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-269 (as of 2026-10-15).