John,

This Black History Month, we honor the powerful legacies of Black civil rights activists.

The civil rights movement secured crucial policies like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and paved the way for so many of our country’s civil rights laws.

But over the years, conservative court rulings have unfortunately undermined our most critical civil rights protections. Now the Supreme Court has an increasingly radical right-wing agenda, and the Republican Party is in full embrace of fascism—banning books, erasing Black history, making it harder to vote, and censoring speech in schools about race, gender, and sexual orientation.

We must continue the march for freedom, equity, and justice for all, in the spirit of the civil rights leaders who came before us. So I’m re-introducing the Justice For All Act to expand civil rights protections and restore the original intent of our civil rights laws.

If passed, this bill would prohibit actions that have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent. It would also end qualified immunity for government employees, including police officers.

The bill would empower people with tools to take on intentional and unintentional discrimination such as rejected mortgage applications, unfair car insurance rates, workplace discrimination, and racial profiling by the police.

Our civil rights laws protect people from discrimination based on (actual or perceived) race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin. This bill would clarify the definition of “sex” to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.

Our communities need these protections, especially amidst right-wing attacks on Black communities and LGBTQ+ people across the country.

Please add your name and become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Justice For All Act today.

Representatives Cori Bush, Summer Lee, Al Green, and Steven Horsford are co-sponsoring the bill. And you’re a crucial partner, fighting by our side.

Together, we will defend and expand our civil rights, and we will build a more inclusive multiracial democracy.

In gratitude and solidarity,

Rashida