U.S. House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the United States Congress. The major power of the House is to pass federal legislation that affects the entire country although its bills must also be passed by the Senate and further agreed to by the U.S. President before becoming law (unless both the House and Senate re-pass the legislation with a two-thirds majority in each chamber). Each U.S. state is represented in the House in proportion to its population but is entitled to at least one representative. [ Wikipedia → ]

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72 House lawmakers to Obama: Sign ENDA executive order

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
WASHINGTON -- A group of 72 U.S. House members are calling on President Obama to take administrative action to institute federal non-discrinination protections for LGBT people in the workplace. [ Read more → ]
Paul Babeu

Outed Arizona sheriff ‘110 percent in the race for Congress’

Monday, February 27, 2012
The recently outed gay sheriff of Pinal County, Ariz., says if he’s elected to Congress he’ll support pro-LGBT initiatives and help change perceptions lawmakers have about gay people, and that his election would be “very impactful and helpful” in changing “the views, perceptions, beliefs about who we are.” [ Read more → ]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.)

New bill in Congress aims to prohibit gay weddings on military bases

Sunday, January 29, 2012
WASHINGTON -- A Republican lawmaker has introduced new legislation aimed at prohibiting gay and lesbian service members from marrying on U.S. military bases, and would require new regulations related to chaplains and other military personnel. [ Read more → ]
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Giffords to resign from Congress to focus on recovery from Tucson shooting

Sunday, January 22, 2012
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in a massacre that left six others dead one year ago, has announced that she will resign from Congress this week. [ Read more → ]
Krysten Sinema

Openly bisexual Arizona state Senator announces bid for U.S. Congress

Friday, January 6, 2012
PHOENIX -- Openly bisexual Arizona state Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced she's resigning her Senate seat to launch a campaign for U.S. House, representing Arizona's newly drafted Ninth Congressional District. [ Read more → ]
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Stories to watch in 2012 promise drama, suspense for the LGBT community

Sunday, January 1, 2012
Significant events are crowding the calendar for 2012, and each promises considerable drama and suspense for the LGBT community. Here is our special report on the ten most important stories to keep an eye on: [ Read more → ]
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Conferees omit anti-gay provisions from defense authorization bill

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Capitol Hill unveiled on Monday an agreement on major defense budget legislation that omits anti-gay provisions found in the House version of the legislation — including language that would have prohibited military chaplains and facilities from being involved in same-sex marriage ceremonies. [ Read more → ]
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Barney Frank announces his retirement from Congress in 2012

Monday, November 28, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The longest serving openly gay member of Congress won’t seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2012, according to a statement from his office. [ Read more → ]
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House, Senate lawmakers introduce federal domestic partner benefits bill

Saturday, November 19, 2011
Lawmaker in the U.S. House and Senate on Friday reintroduced the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, and said that approving the bill would put the federal government on par with Fortune 500 corporations that already extend full benefits to same-sex partners of gay and lesbian employees. [ Read more → ]
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Major U.S. corporations tell federal court: DOMA is bad for business

Sunday, November 6, 2011
BOSTON -- Seventy major U.S. companies, including CBS, Google, Microsoft, Nike and Starbucks, have come together in an "amicus" brief -- commonly referred to as a "friend of the court" brief -- claiming that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is harmful to commerce. [ Read more → ]
Mike Honda

Congressman calls for hearing to address rising cost of DOMA defense

Thursday, October 20, 2011
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Congressman from California has called for a hearing to address the rising cost to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), calling it an “irresponsible, backdoor use of taxpayer money.” [ Read more → ]
Paul Clement

U.S. House DOMA lawyer: Gays have political power, don’t need legal protections

Sunday, October 16, 2011
The attorney representing the U.S. House in defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), said in court documents on Friday that, "homosexuals have a great deal of political power and are not entitled to the safeguards that courts have established for laws that discriminate against racial minorities or women." [ Read more → ]
John Boehner

Boehner triples cost cap for defending ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ in court

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The U.S. House has tripled the cost cap for the legal expenses of hiring a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court to reach a potential total sum of $1.5 million. [ Read more → ]
Tammy Baldwin

Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin declares run for U.S. Senate

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Democratic U. S. Representative Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday morning declared her candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in her home state of Wisconsin. The seat is being vacated by fellow Democrat, Senator Herb Kohl, who announced in May that he would be retiring. [ Read more → ]
Duncan Hunter

Congressman seeks protections for ‘straight troops’ as DADT repeal approaches

Friday, September 2, 2011
A California lawmaker who participated in the GOP-led efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives to derail the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," has introduced a draft bill that would require the Defense Department to "ensure that a member of the Armed Forces ... is not pressured to approve of another person’s sexual conduct..." [ Read more → ]
Tim Huelskamp

U.S. House adds another anti-gay amendment to Defense appropriations bill

Friday, July 8, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday morning voted in favor of an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that prohibits the use of funds to implement training on the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law for chaplains. [ Read more → ]
Virginia Foxx

U.S. House approves anti-gay DOMA amendment to defense appropriations bill

Thursday, July 7, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of an anti-gay amendment to the defense appropriations bill that reaffirms the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as component of the Pentagon spending legislation. [ Read more → ]
Mark Pocan

Openly gay Wisconsin lawmaker considers House bid if Baldwin runs for U.S. Senate

Monday, June 6, 2011
An openly gay Wisconsin state lawmaker has confirmed he is "seriously considering" a run for the U.S. House of Representatives if Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) vacates her seat in a bid for the U.S. Senate. [ Read more → ]
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House committee approves three anti-gay DADT, DOMA amendments

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The full U.S. House Armed Services Committee approved three amendments late Wednesday night that seek to delay implementation of repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and to reiterate Congress’s support for the Defense of Marriage Act. [ Read more → ]
Duncan Hunter

GOP lawmaker to introduce amendment to delay ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) will introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill this week that would require all four military service chiefs to certify that implementation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal would not impact combat readiness. [ Read more → ]
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