No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act
S. 1957119th Congress

No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)13 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Jun 4, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act.

(1) No force or effect

The Executive orders that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals, described in subsection (b), and any related or successor Executive orders that similarly harm or limit the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals, shall have no force or effect.

(2) No funding

Pursuant to article I of the Constitution, including the Spending Clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out those Executive orders.

(b) Executive orders described

The Executive orders referred to in subsection (a) are the following:

(1) Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to the Federal interpretation of sex), which—

(A) mandates discrimination against transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming individuals in the United States;

(B) could demolish protections for LGBTQI+ individuals in employment, education, housing, and health care; and

(C) refuses appropriate Federal identity markers to transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.

(2) Executive Order 14183 (90 Fed. Reg. 8757; relating to reinstating and expanding the military ban on transgender servicemembers).

(3) Executive Order 14187 (90 Fed. Reg. 8771; relating to directing agencies to take action to prevent transgender health care from being provided to adolescents under the age of 19).

(4) Executive Order 14201 (90 Fed. Reg. 9279; relating to prohibiting transgender female students from participating on school sports teams aligning with their gender identity).

(5) Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; relating to requiring schools to deny the existence of transgender people).

Section 3. Savings provision

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any constitutional authority granted to the President.

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