Comment Submitted by The Attorneys General of CA, NY, WA, AZ, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NJ, NM, OR, VT, and VA
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Summary: Attorneys General from 21 states and the District of Columbia oppose the Proposed Rule, arguing that it rescinds longstanding protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and harms transgender and gender-nonconforming people. They contend that the rule is based on pretextual justifications and violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the Constitution, and state anti-discrimination laws.
We, the Attorneys General of California, New York, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Virginia (“the States”), submit the attached comment letter to provide comments on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) Proposed Rule, Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions, 91 Fed. Reg. 22779 (April 28, 2026), HUD Docket No. FR-6518-P-01, RIN 2501-AE12