Text of US SB 1957 (2025)

II 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1957 To repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 4, 2025 Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. COONS, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KIM, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Place for 4 LGBTQ+ Hate Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 7 (1) NO FORCE OR EFFECT.—The Executive or- 8 ders that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Jun 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1957.IS S1957 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1957 IS queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals, de- 1 scribed in subsection (b), and any related or suc- 2 cessor Executive orders that similarly harm or limit 3 the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals, shall have no 4 force or effect. 5 (2) NO FUNDING.—Pursuant to article I of the 6 Constitution, including the Spending Clause of sec- 7 tion 8 of article I of the Constitution, no Federal 8 funds may be used to implement, administer, en- 9 force, or carry out those Executive orders. 10 (b) EXECUTIVE ORDERS DESCRIBED.—The Execu- 11 tive orders referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 12 (1) Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; 13 relating to the Federal interpretation of sex), 14 which— 15 (A) mandates discrimination against 16 transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender- 17 nonconforming individuals in the United States; 18 (B) could demolish protections for 19 LGBTQI+ individuals in employment, edu- 20 cation, housing, and health care; and 21 (C) refuses appropriate Federal identity 22 markers to transgender, nonbinary, and 23 intersex individuals. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Jun 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1957.IS S1957 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 1957 IS (2) Executive Order 14183 (90 Fed. Reg. 8757; 1 relating to reinstating and expanding the military 2 ban on transgender servicemembers). 3 (3) Executive Order 14187 (90 Fed. Reg. 8771; 4 relating to directing agencies to take action to pre- 5 vent transgender health care from being provided to 6 adolescents under the age of 19). 7 (4) Executive Order 14201 (90 Fed. Reg. 9279; 8 relating to prohibiting transgender female students 9 from participating on school sports teams aligning 10 with their gender identity). 11 (5) Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; 12 relating to requiring schools to deny the existence of 13 transgender people). 14 SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION. 15 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any 16 constitutional authority granted to the President. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Jun 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1957.IS S1957 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB