House Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Sends to President’s Desk For Signing

Statement on Final House Vote for “Respect for Marriage Act” to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage (Washington, D.C. — December 8, 2022) The Statement Below Can Be Attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: This morning, the U.S. House took the final legislative step in Congress by passing the Respect…

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House Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Sends to President’s Desk For Signing

Respect for Marriage Act Advances in Senate

Statement on Cloture Vote for “Respect for Marriage Act” to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage (Washington, D.C. — November 16, 2022) The Statement Below Can Be Attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: Today 62 U.S. Senators voted for cloture on the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), H.R. 8404, a…

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Respect for Marriage Act Advances in Senate

Reaction to the 2022 Midterms

Executive Director Kierra Johnson Responds to Preliminary Midterm Results (Washington, D.C. — November 9, 2022) National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Executive Director, Kierra Johnson, responds to the available results of the 2022 midterm elections the morning after election day. We all woke up this morning to some exciting wins, some disappointing losses and many…

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Reaction to the 2022 Midterms

NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND STATEMENT ON “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 16, 2022) — Today, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, which includes $750 billion for health care, the climate and taxes. This measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220-207, right along party lines. Prior to it passed the Senate by votes…

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STATEMENT BY KIERRA JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND, ON THE “RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund:  “This week, the Senate is slated to hold a cloture vote on the ‘Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), which recently passed the House with bipartisan support. If passed by…

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NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND REACTS TO SCOTUS RULING ON TRUMP-ERA ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY 

(WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 1, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, Deputy Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund:    “This week, SCOTUS ruled in Biden v. Texas (by a vote of 5-4) that the Biden-Harris Administration can end the Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. The policy forced 71,000+ asylum seekers,…

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