A resolution 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 safety.
SRES 144 is a Senate resolution (not a law) that calls on the federal government to create a "Transgender Bill of Rights." It would direct agencies to develop policies protecting transgender and nonbinary people’s rights in healthcare, employment, housing, education, and legal identity. Key proposals include amending anti-discrimination laws to explicitly cover gender identity, ensuring access to gender-affirming care, simplifying updates to government IDs, and improving safety protections. The resolution emphasizes that these steps are "only the first steps" toward equality and stresses involving transgender communities in policy design. As a symbolic measure, it does not change current law but urges future legislative action.
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Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 30, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1099-1100)
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Mar 30, 2023
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
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Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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Peter Welch
DDemocratic
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Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
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Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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