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119-hres-1572119th Congress

Encouraging the recognition of a "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".

Sponsored By: Representative Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

Introduced

Summary

Restore justice for LGBTQ+ servicemembers and veterans. This resolution would recognize September 20, 2026 as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day and push for actions to address past bans, discharges, and health-care losses.

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  • Families: Urges the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense to restore and expand access to gender-affirming health care for transgender servicemembers, veterans, and their families.
  • Veterans with past discharges: Calls for outreach and policy changes to help people discharged for sexual orientation or gender identity regain earned benefits. The preamble cites 13,472 discharges under Don't Ask, Don't Tell and a White House estimate of more than 100,000 discharged for sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • Servicemembers and policy: Presses for an end to bans and directives that halted gender-affirming care and disqualified transgender and nonbinary people from military service.
  • National recognition: Celebrates the contributions of LGBTQ+ servicemembers and seeks a historical reckoning with policies from Executive Order 10450 through Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and later actions.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2026

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/26/2026

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