Biden praises House bill that protects against LBGTQ discrimination
Biden praised Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and the Congressional Equality Caucus in a statement Friday morning for introducing the Equality Act, sweeping legislation that protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace, housing, service and public accommodations, in the House Thursday.
"The Equality Act provides long overdue federal civil rights protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, locking in critical safeguards in our housing, education, public services, and lending systems — and codifying the courage and resilience of the LGBTQ+ movement into enduring law," Biden wrote in the statement.
Biden called on Congress to pass the bill, saying it will build on the order signed during a flurry of executive actions amid his first days in office that directed agencies to "implement the Supreme Court’s Bostock ruling, and fully enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation."
"No one should ever face discrimination or live in fear because of who they are or whom they love," Biden said in the statement.
-ABC News' Molly Nagle and Mariam Khan