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LOVE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8809| House 
| Updated: 11/24/2020
Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (19)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2020 or the LOVE Act of 2020 This bill offers a formal apology from Congress for encouraging policies at the Department of State such as the Lavender Scare, which resulted in the wrongful termination of at least 1,000 people for alleged homosexuality. The State Department must (1) review all employee terminations that occurred as a consequence of the Lavender Scare to identify who was wrongfully terminated for their real or perceived sexual orientation, and (2) issue a public report on the findings. The State Department shall establish an independent Reconciliation Board to contact any employee (or a family member of a deceased employee) improperly terminated during the Lavender Scare and offer to change the employee's record to reflect this finding. The board shall accept and review petitions from former employees who believe they were terminated due to sexual orientation. The State Department shall establish a board of senior-level officials to address issues that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) Foreign Service employees and their families face. The board shall report comments on or recommendations for improving State Department policies to prevent sexual orientation discrimination. The State Department shall report on (1) countries that do not issue spousal visas for Foreign Service employee spouses due to sexual orientation, and (2) recommendations on how to address this.
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Timeline
Apr 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1252
Introduced in Senate
Nov 24, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • April 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1252
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 24, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 24, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMarriage and family statusMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPersonnel recordsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationVisas and passports

LOVE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8809| House 
| Updated: 11/24/2020
Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2020 or the LOVE Act of 2020 This bill offers a formal apology from Congress for encouraging policies at the Department of State such as the Lavender Scare, which resulted in the wrongful termination of at least 1,000 people for alleged homosexuality. The State Department must (1) review all employee terminations that occurred as a consequence of the Lavender Scare to identify who was wrongfully terminated for their real or perceived sexual orientation, and (2) issue a public report on the findings. The State Department shall establish an independent Reconciliation Board to contact any employee (or a family member of a deceased employee) improperly terminated during the Lavender Scare and offer to change the employee's record to reflect this finding. The board shall accept and review petitions from former employees who believe they were terminated due to sexual orientation. The State Department shall establish a board of senior-level officials to address issues that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) Foreign Service employees and their families face. The board shall report comments on or recommendations for improving State Department policies to prevent sexual orientation discrimination. The State Department shall report on (1) countries that do not issue spousal visas for Foreign Service employee spouses due to sexual orientation, and (2) recommendations on how to address this.
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Timeline
Apr 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1252
Introduced in Senate
Nov 24, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • April 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1252
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 24, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 24, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (19)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMarriage and family statusMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPersonnel recordsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationVisas and passports