Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Chair David Cicilline (RI-01) and Co-Chairs Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) met with President Biden and senior administration officials at the White House to discuss the Equality Act and other LGBTQ+ issues facing the country. This meeting marks the first time the Congressional Equality Caucus has ever met with any President of the United States since the Caucus’s founding in 2008. In today’s meeting, Congressional Equality Caucus leadership discussed a variety of topics with the President and senior administration officials, highlighting the urgent need for Senate action on the Equality Act and to get nondiscrimination protections for millions of LGBTQ+ Americans signed into law.

Justice Department: “The Department is strongly supportive of these objectives and encourages both the Committee and Congress to work to finalize this legislation and pass it into law” This builds on growing momentum for the legislation after it was the first tech competition policy bill to pass out of the Judiciary Committee since the dawn of the internet  

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee, today urged all of his colleagues to support  H.R. 963 - The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. This long-overdue legislation will prohibit the enforcement of forced arbitration clauses in consumer, employment, civil rights, and antitrust disputes, creating a more fair and equitable market environment.