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Legislative Tracker

AQUA DC monitors federal legislation that impacts queer, trans, and nonbinary AAPI communities. Updated regularly by our policy team.

🔴 Active Anti-Trans
H.R. 734
Gender & Sports

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

Would ban trans women and girls from competing in federally funded sports programs consistent with their gender identity. Directly harms trans AAPI athletes.

Sponsor: Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL)
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🔴 Active Anti-Trans Healthcare
H.R. 1399
Healthcare

Prohibiting Experimentation on Kids Act (PEEK)

Would criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for minors, including hormone therapy and puberty blockers — care that many AAPI trans youth depend on.

Sponsor: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
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🔴 Active Anti-Trans
S. 396
Identity Documents

Passport Denial for Trans Americans

Executive-driven efforts to restrict passport gender marker changes — leaving trans AAPI travelers exposed to harassment and potential harm abroad.

Executive Order / State Dept. Policy
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🔴 Active Anti-AAPI Civil Rights
H.R. 3090
Hate Crime Enforcement

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act — Full Implementation

AQUA DC supports full funding and enforcement of the 2021 COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the surge in violence against AAPI communities.

Monitoring: DOJ enforcement priorities
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🔴 Active Healthcare Civil Rights
ACA §1557
Anti-Discrimination

ACA Section 1557 — LGBTQ+ Non-Discrimination

Monitoring proposed rollbacks to Section 1557 protections that prohibit sex discrimination in healthcare, which courts have interpreted to cover LGBTQ+ patients.

HHS Rulemaking — Under review
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🔴 Active Civil Rights
H.R. 15
Employment / Housing

Equality Act — Federal LGBTQ+ Protections

Would enshrine explicit federal protections for LGBTQ+ Americans in employment, housing, credit, and public accommodations. AQUA DC actively supports passage.

Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)
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🔴 Active Anti-AAPI
S. 2840
Immigration / Asylum

LGBTQ+ Asylum Protections

Proposed rollbacks to asylum law would make it significantly harder for LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution to receive protection — disproportionately affecting AAPI applicants from anti-LGBTQ+ countries.

DHS Rulemaking — Under review
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🔴 Active Anti-Trans Healthcare
E.O.
Executive Order

Federal Definition of Sex — Binary-Only Policy

Executive orders defining sex as strictly binary for all federal programs would erase nonbinary and trans people from federal recognition — including healthcare, housing, and benefits programs.

Executive Order — In effect / Challenged in courts
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🔴 Active Anti-AAPI Civil Rights
DEI EO
DEI / Education

Anti-DEI Executive Orders

Federal orders dismantling DEI programs in government and federally funded institutions disproportionately harm AAPI and LGBTQ+ employees and undermine civil rights infrastructure.

Executive Order — In effect
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Tracking 13+ active bills and executive actions as of April 2025. This list is updated regularly by AQUA DC’s policy team.

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