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To repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals.
Summary
This bill would repeal and prevent implementation of five Executive Orders that the bill identifies as targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. The Executive Orders addressed concern federal interpretation of sex discrimination protections, military policies on transgender servicemembers, restrictions on transgender health care for adolescents, participation of transgender students in school sports, and school policies regarding transgender individuals. The bill declares these Executive Orders have no legal force and prohibits federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out them. The bill includes a savings provision stating it does not impair any constitutional authority of the President.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
19 cosponsors
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Jun 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Jun 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 4, 2025
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kim, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
(a) In General.—
(1) No force or effect.—The Executive orders that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals, described in subsection (b), and any related or successor Executive orders that similarly harm or limit the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals, shall have no force or effect.
(2) No funding.—Pursuant to article I of the Constitution, including the Spending Clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out those Executive orders.
(b) Executive Orders Described.—The Executive orders referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to the Federal interpretation of sex), which—
(A) mandates discrimination against transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming individuals in the United States;
(B) could demolish protections for LGBTQI+ individuals in employment, education, housing, and health care; and
(C) refuses appropriate Federal identity markers to transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.
(2) Executive Order 14183 (90 Fed. Reg. 8757; relating to reinstating and expanding the military ban on transgender servicemembers).
(3) Executive Order 14187 (90 Fed. Reg. 8771; relating to directing agencies to take action to prevent transgender health care from being provided to adolescents under the age of 19).
(4) Executive Order 14201 (90 Fed. Reg. 9279; relating to prohibiting transgender female students from participating on school sports teams aligning with their gender identity).
(5) Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; relating to requiring schools to deny the existence of transgender people).
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any constitutional authority granted to the President. <all>
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