Maloney celebrated after the vote by tweeting his thanks to the House members who voted for the bill. Maloney, who is openly gay, resurrected his language as an amendment to the energy and water spending bill. “Obviously, we are deeply disappointed that the House Republican leadership has apparently decided that discriminating against LGBT Americans is top a legislative priority.” New York Democratic Rep. candidate Sean Patrick Maloney is working to attach anti-discrimination language to spending bills. The overall spending bill is scheduled for a final vote on Thursday.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2016 18:35 UTC