Equality Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Equality Act, historic, comprehensive legislation to enshrine civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people in federal law. The Equality Act amends landmark…

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Americans today. The hearing, titled “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans” responds to rising discrimination, threats, and hate crimes towards LGBTQ+ people across the country.…