# 118-sres-740: A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Services, and the Federal civil service.

118-sres-740, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Services, and the Federal civil service., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4156-4157) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-740
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Services, and the Federal civil service.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4156-4157)
- Introduced: 2024-06-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Services, and the Federal civil service.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (D-PA), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-sres-740 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/740)

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