U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1572: Encouraging the recognition of a "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
Status: In committee, September 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1572 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2026 Ms. Randall submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Encouraging the recognition of a National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day . Whereas September 20, 2026, is widely recognized as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day ; Whereas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (referred to in this preamble as LGBTQ+ ) servicemembers and veterans have honorably served in the Armed Forces in every war to which the United States was a party, beginning with the Revolutionary War; Whereas LGBTQ+ servicemembers and veterans have served in the Armed Forces despite discriminatory policies based on who they love or how they identify; Whereas, on April 27, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450 (18 Fed. Reg. 2489; relating to security requirements for Government employment), which declared sexual perversion to be a security risk and grounds for denying Federal employment; Whereas Executive Order 10450, which was eventually repealed by President Barack Obama in 2017, contributed to the Lavender Scare of …
Sponsors
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Rosa DeLauro (D, HD-003)
- Veronica Escobar (D, HD-016)
- Ed Case (D, HD-001)
- Ted Lieu (D)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
- Valerie Foushee (D, HD-004)
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Mark Takano (D)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HR1572?
- HR1572 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Encouraging the recognition of a "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
- What is the status of HR1572?
- In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1572?
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1572?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1572
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