This evening the full U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform marked up and passed H.R. 2517, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO).  The 23-12 vote moves the bill out of committee and readies it for future consideration by the House of Representatives. Said HRC President Joe Solmonese: “Today’s markup by the Oversight and [...]
Several HRC volunteers gathered at our headquarters last night for food, fun and phone calls as we resumed our biweekly phonebanks. After calling HRC members in 23 of our priority congressional districts across the nation, our volunteers were able to see just what kind of difference a few phone calls can make.  In just 2 [...]
Opponents of marriage equality in the District of Columbia have filed a challenge in DC Superior Court to the Board of Elections and Ethics’ decision yesterday denying a ballot measure that would limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. The lead plaintiff is Bishop Harry Jackson (who coincidentally or not was the subject of a glowing profile [...]
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