Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025

H. Res. 550 is a non-binding House resolution that formally Encourages the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. It frames Pride Month as a time to recognize LGBTQIA+ rights as human rights, celebrate historical contributions, and educate the public about the discrimination and violence faced by LGBTQIA+ people as well as the ongoing struggle for full equality. The measure is largely ceremonial, reciting a long history of LGBTQIA+ milestones and honoring activists and leaders, and it expresses the House’s intent to promote awareness and inclusion rather than to create new laws or funding. The resolution is introduced with a broad slate of cosponsors and an honorary cosponsor, Barney Frank, and it references a wide range of historical events and legal advances related to LGBTQIA+ rights. While it stresses education and awareness, it does not mandate curricula, policies, or funding. In short, it signals congressional support for LGBTQIA+ rights and Pride Month as a public observance.