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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9309

Introduced

PRIDE Act of 2026

Sponsor
DNikema Williams· Georgia
Introduced
June 11, 2026
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.June 11, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9309 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9309

To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
to expand the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass 
LGBTQI+ inclusion, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2026

Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Titus, 
Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garcia of 
Illinois, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
to expand the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass 
LGBTQI+ inclusion, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Responsive Inclusion and 
Diverse Engagement Act of 2026'' or the ``PRIDE Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE OFFICES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION TO 
ENCOMPASS LGBTQI+ INCLUSION.

(a) In General.--Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``and women'' and inserting 
``, women, and lgbtqi+'';
(2) by striking ``Office of Minority and Women Inclusion'' 
each place such term appears in heading or text and inserting 
``Office of Minority, Women, and LGBTQI+ Inclusion'';
(3) by striking ``and women-owned'' each place such term 
appears and inserting ``, women-owned, and LGBTQI+-owned'';
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``and gender'' and 
inserting ``gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation'';
(5) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``LGBTQI+ 
individuals,'' after ``women,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and 
minorities'' and inserting ``, minorities, and LGBTQI+ 
individuals''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and women'' 
and inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals'';
(6) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and women'' and 
inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and women'' and 
inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+'';
(7) in subsection (f), by striking ``and women'' each place 
such term appears and inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+ 
individuals''; and
(8) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
``(7) LGBTQI+.--The term `LGBTQI+' means lesbian, gay, 
bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex.
``(8) LGBTQI+-owned business.--The term `LGBTQI+-owned 
business' means a business--
``(A) more than 50 percent of the ownership or 
control of which is held by 1 or more LGBTQI+ 
individuals; and
``(B) more than 50 percent of the net profit or 
loss of which accrues to 1 or more LGBTQI+ 
individuals.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection 
act.--The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in the table of contents in section 1(b), in 
the item relating to section 342, by striking ``AND 
WOMEN'' and inserting ``, WOMEN, AND LGBTQI+''; and
(B) in section 1016(c)(9), by striking ``Office of 
Minority and Women Inclusion'' and inserting ``Office 
of Minority, Women, and LGBTQI+ Inclusion''.
(2) Housing and community development act of 1992.--Section 
1319A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4520) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Office of Minority and Women 
Inclusion'' each place such term appears in heading or 
text and inserting ``Office of Minority, Women, and 
LGBTQI+ Inclusion'';
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``and women, and 
minority- and women-owned'' and inserting ``, women, 
and LGBTQI+ individuals, and minority-, women-, and 
LGBTQI+-owned'';
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ``and women and 
businesses owned by minorities and women'' and 
inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals and 
businesses owned by minorities, women, and LGBTQI+ 
individuals''; and
(D) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and 
people of color'' and inserting ``, people of 
color, and LGBTQI+ individuals''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and 
women to place talented young minorities and 
women'' and inserting ``, women, and LGBTQI+ 
individuals to place talented young minorities, 
women, and LGBTQI+ individuals''.
(c) Technical Correction.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, section 
1161(a) of such Act is amended by striking paragraph (2).
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Plain-language analysis

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In plain terms

This bill aims to change the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to include LGBTQI+ individuals in the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion. It updates the language to reflect this inclusion and defines what LGBTQI+ means and what constitutes an LGBTQI+-owned business.

Hidden provisions

  • SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE OFFICES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION TO ENCOMPASS LGBTQI+ INCLUSION

    the term 'LGBTQI+' means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex.

  • SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE OFFICES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION TO ENCOMPASS LGBTQI+ INCLUSION

    more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is held by 1 or more LGBTQI+ individuals.

Questionable / off-intent provisions

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Junk / unrelated provisions

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