{"id":22041,"date":"2022-06-10T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/?p=22041"},"modified":"2022-06-10T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:25:34","slug":"ncl-urges-judiciary-committee-to-report-the-equality-act-to-the-full-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/equality-act\/","title":{"rendered":"NCL urges Judiciary Committee to report the Equality Act to the full Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 10, 2022<\/p>\n

Media contact: National Consumers League \u2013 Katie Brown, katie@nclnet.org, (202) 207-2832<\/p>\n

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The Honorable Dick Durbin<\/p>\n

Chair<\/p>\n

Committee on the Judiciary<\/p>\n

Unites States Senate<\/p>\n

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The Honorable Chuck Grassley<\/p>\n

Ranking Member<\/p>\n

Committee on the Judiciary<\/p>\n

Unites States Senate<\/p>\n

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Dear Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Grassley,<\/p>\n

Over a year has passed since the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings for HR5, also known as the Equality Act. The National Consumers League (NCL), the United States\u2019 oldest consumer advocacy organization, urges the Judiciary Committee to report the Equality Act to the full Senate without further delay. This legislation would codify important consumer protections for the LGBT community, notably in housing, credit lending, and public accommodations.<\/p>\n

Non-discrimination is a core component of consumer protection that all other safeguards rely upon; access to service is the most basic consumer issue. Studies have shown the challenges still facing the LGBT community, with over half of LGBT Americans having faced discrimination generally and 22% of LGBT consumers having experienced housing discrimination.[1]<\/a> Regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, every individual deserves access to housing and financial services, as well as the ability to purchase goods and services at restaurants, lodging, and retail stores.<\/p>\n

By passing the Equal Rights Act, Congress can cement consumer protections for the LGBT community nationwide. NCL urges the Judiciary Committee to finish their work on the Equality Act and report this critical legislation to the full Senate.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Poll finds a majority of LGBTQ Americans report violence, threats, or sexual harassment related to sexual orientation or gender identity; one-third report bathroom harassment.<\/em> (2017). https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/news\/press-releases\/poll-lgbtq-americans-discrimination\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sincerely,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Sally Greenberg<\/p>\n

Executive Director<\/p>\n

National Consumers League<\/p>\n

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America\u2019s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.<\/p>\n

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