S.Res. 604: A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Feb. 11, 2026
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S580-581) (Feb. 11, 2026)
A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.
This resolution calls for ensuring robust regulations and procedures that affirm that claims for immigration relief or asylum based on persecution related to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics are protected grounds in the context of asylum adjudications.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (Feb. 11, 2026)
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) (Feb. 11, 2026)