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279 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
WI SB 589, relating to a statutory right to contraception, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 718 on prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 588, relating to a statutory right to contraception, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA SB 1501, establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Freedmen Affairs to provide individuals with unfulfilled statutory obligations from the Reconstruction era, was referred to State Government.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Latest action (2026-07-03) for DC CER 26-0171, the LGBTQIA+ Pride Recognition Resolution of 2026: Resolution ACR26-0167, effective from Jun 09, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 6466, the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-12-04.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 9421, the Ban Abortion by Mail Act, was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2026-06-24.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.Res 1637, recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and nondisabled men, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Louisiana 5th District candidates shared views on abortion and redistricting at an election forum; four said they opposed abortion rights and one said he would oppose a national abortion ban.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Chrissy Teigen will campaign in Boise on Wednesday in favor of Proposition 1, which would repeal Idaho's strict abortion ban laws and provide protections for abortion and birth control.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached Illinois printing company Three Z Printing, which the U.S. Postal Service identified as the permit holder.
Source: them (them.us)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached an Illinois printer; the campaign triggered threats against LGBTQ+ advocates and a criminal investigation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Anti-trans ballot measures in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington could restrict trans people's access to sports and bathrooms and limit gender-affirming healthcare.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on transgender girls in school sports on Colorado and Washington ballots.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia could soon vote to strengthen abortion protections, while Missouri voters face a ballot measure that would roll back rights they approved in 2024.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Ms. Magazine reports on women leading the resistance against what it calls Israel's authoritarian turn; on Oct. 27 Israelis go to the polls in the first national election since the Hamas attack.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Rewire News Group reports that abortion bans could push more pregnant teens into wedlock now that Roe v. Wade is dead.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Iowa Dem Josh Turek released an anti-trans ad calling for a federal funding ban on trans care, which the outlet says would be profoundly harmful for transgender people.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
The Hill argues the Supreme Court unraveled the Voting Rights Act, and that states freed from federal oversight adopted new voting restrictions diluting minority voting power.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Voters in 7 states will decide ballot measures impacting LGBTQ+ rights this election, including how trans youth can participate in school sports, access gender-affirming health care, and more.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)