The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari

Fabiana Banzer and Scarlett Rocha became the first same-sex couple to have a civil marriage recorded in Bolivia on Friday (7 August).

The real-life consequences of these foreign policy decisions are cruel, devastating and shortsighted.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps.

President Trump's new budget proposal asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%.

The Global Gag Rule, started by President Ronald Regan in 1984, prevented foreign NGOs from receiving U.S. family planning assistance if they performed, promoted, advocated for, counseled on, or refer...

The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that prom...

ILGA-Europe urges President Tokayev to reject the unconstitutional law and calls for a strong international response

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today...

In a dramatic break, the State Department intends to scrutinize other countries’ abuses by emphasizing entitlements “given to us by God.”

As Congress returns to normal business this week after the government shutdown, 213 Members of Congress—led by Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Sarah McBride (DE-AL) and Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39)—se...

The directive sparked concerns from law firms and nonprofits, more than 3,000 of have signed onto an open letter rebuking it.

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today condemned the U.S. government’s unprecedented decision to not participate in its own Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights ...

Document released Tuesday after months of delay