Civil Rights
35 statements about Civil Rights from 31 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Civil Rights, last 12 weeks
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Statements per week mentioning Civil Rights, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026.
Most active on Civil Rights · Aug 17 – Nov 7
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Cantwell Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize the African American Civil Rights Network
Co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the African American Civil Rights Network.
“This is just as important as 1964. We have to remember this heritage. The task that they accomplished was harder than this task”
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Moore, Durbin, Schatz, Gillibrand Introduce Child Marriage Prevention Act
Introduced bicameral bill to prevent child marriage in the United States.
“The practice of child marriage should not exist anywhere, especially not in the U.S. But in 34 states, including Wisconsin, child marriage is legal. Young girls are put on a harmful trajectory in life that keeps them from controlling their own futures when they enter, or are forced to enter, into these marriages.”
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Attended Juneteenth celebrations in Phoenix and recognized Arizona Historical Society.
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Called on Congress to advance reparations legislation and racial justice agenda.
“As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, the next 250 years cannot look like the last. The next 250 years must be about repair”
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Introduced resolution recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility.
“Under an administration that constantly tries to make transgender and gender non-conforming people feel invisible, I am proud to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility. We cannot and will not let their hateful attacks steal our joy.”
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Demanded DOJ restore protections against sexual violence for transgender inmates.
“undermines critical safeguards established to prevent sexual abuse in correctional facilities, places countless people at risk, and violates the PREA law.”
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Booker, Bell, Johnson Introduce Bill to End Forced Arbitration in Race Discrimination Cases
Introduced legislation to end forced arbitration in race discrimination cases.
“This legislation will put an end to forced arbitration clauses and allow people who have been harassed or mistreated because of their race to have their day in court”
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Led lawmakers in introducing bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley posthumously.
“Constance Baker Motley was a trailblazer, a legal hero, and a force for justice and equality.”
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ICYMI: Rep. Al Green Calls Out Attacks on Trans and LGBTQIA+ Rights, Defends Equality
Delivered House floor remarks defending transgender and LGBTQIA+ rights against discrimination.
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Introduced bill to provide $20 million compensation to two surviving 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims.
“Original Justice for Living Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre Act.”
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Casten, Booker Reintroduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages
Introduced bill to ban race and gender discrimination in civil damages calculations.
“It is unacceptable that our courts often award less in damages to women and people of color than white men in comparable civil cases”
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Reintroduced bipartisan bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Marshall Taylor posthumously.
“It is without question that Marshall 'Major' Taylor was a man before his time, a stellar athlete, a leader in the field of cycling, and a trailblazer”
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REP LIEU, SEN MURRAY AND SEN BOOKER RE-INTRODUCE FEDERAL CONVERSION THERAPY BAN
Reintroduced federal ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth.
“Using fake science and unearned credentials, conversion therapists prey on vulnerable kids to convince them that who they are is not okay. Major medical organizations oppose the practice because it is harmful and ineffective.”
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Whip Clark Joins Congressional Democrats for Re-Introduction of the Equality Act
Joined reintroduction of Equality Act extending federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ+ Americans.
“Thank you, Madam Speaker. Amen, Senator Booker! I am so grateful to all my colleagues that are here. A special shoutout to Senator Merkley and our own Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. We are so grateful for your leadership on the Equality Act over in the House.”
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Reintroduced Equality Act to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans.
“As the Trump Administration dismantles the civil liberties and legal protections of LGBTQ+ folks nationwide––progress that was hard-won and that we are still fighting to maintain––lawmakers in Congress must act to pass the bicameral Equality Act”
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Urged DOJ to investigate planned Muslim community for alleged religious discrimination.
“A master-planned ‘community of thousands of Muslims’ could violate the constitutional rights of Jewish and Christian Texans, by preventing them from living in this new community and discriminating against them within the community.”
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Murkowski and Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Affirming Support for the Equal Rights Amendment
Reintroduced bipartisan resolution to eliminate ERA ratification deadline and advance constitutional amendment.
“The state of Alaska ratified the ERA and amended the State Constitution in 1972, and that is a legacy I am proud to continue advocating for at the federal level”
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Reintroduced bipartisan resolution to eliminate the ERA ratification deadline and advance the Equal Rights Amendment.
“I am proud that Hawaii was the first state to ratify the ERA, but we must finally amend the Constitution to ensure that the next generation of women are guaranteed equal rights”
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Reintroduced bicameral resolution to remove deadline for Equal Rights Amendment ratification.
“When I was 27, I represented my state at the National Women’s Conference in Houston—and I still have the ERA pin I wore that day. I’ve kept it all these years because the fight isn’t over. Two years ago, I went to Seneca Falls and met with the next generation of activists.”
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Representative Gwen Moore and Colleagues Lead Re-Introduction of CROWN Act
Reintroduced CROWN Act to prohibit discrimination based on hair texture.
“Far too often, hair discrimination locks people of color out of opportunities – at school and in the workplace”
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Reintroduced resolution supporting UN International Decade for People of African Descent.
“The Second Decade for People of African Descent is more than a recognition, it is a call to action”
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Reintroduced resolution supporting UN's Second International Decade for People of African Descent.
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Reintroduced bill to prohibit imprisonment based on race, religion, nationality, or other protected characteristics.
“Our nation must never forget or repeat the horrors thousands of innocent Japanese Americans experienced as prisoners within our own borders”
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Introduced bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who fought in Civil War.
“Hundreds of thousands of African Americans who fought for the Union in the Civil War have largely been left out of the nation's historical memory, despite having sacrificed their safety, and in many cases their lives”
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Introduced bill to designate December 1st as federal holiday commemorating Rosa Parks' historic arrest.
“Nearly seventy years ago, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. On that day, she sparked a Civil Rights revolution, challenging our country to deliver on the principles we’re bound to —that all of us are created equal”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Civil Rights by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.