Civil Rights

As the leader of the free world, we must set an example by practicing what we preach. We must protect freedom of speech and religion and guarantee freedom from persecution. We must ensure no one faces discrimination in the classroom or workplace. This should be true for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual identity.

I am a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights as a member of the Equality Caucus and have championed equal pay for women and protecting pregnant workers from discrimination.

Lastly, I think that it is the voices of the people—not the bank accounts of Wall Street and wealthy individuals—that should determine the outcomes of our elections and the policies of our government. That is why I support fixing our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting voting rights.

More on Civil Rights

Norcross: We're One Step Closer to Ending Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans Once & For All
May 17, 2019
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted in favor of the bipartisan Equality Act, which passed the House of Representatives with a 236-173 vote. The Act would add to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the same areas of life that are protected for Americans on the basis of race, color, religion and national origin.

Issues: Civil Rights
Getting Closer to Equal Pay for Equal Work
April 3, 2019
In The News

Courier Post Opinion Editorial.
By Donald Norcross

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights
Norcross Votes For Paycheck Fairness
March 27, 2019
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – During the final week of Women's History Month and one week before Equal Pay Day, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives 242-187. Norcross co-sponsored the bill, which expands upon the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

Issues: Civil Rights
The Equality Act Re-introduced With Unanimous Support From New Jersey's Democratic Congressional Delegation
March 13, 2019
In The News

Insider NJ.

...Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. re-introduced The Equality Act, which would provide explicit federal non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans. The bill has unanimous support from New Jersey's Democratic Congressional Delegation and is a top legislative priority for the pro-equality majority.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross, Sherrill, Malinowski laud voting rights bill
March 7, 2019
In The News

New Jersey Globe. By Nikita Biryukov

Reps. Donald Norcross, Mikie Sherrill and Tom Malinowski lauded the House's passage of a bill that would increase ballot access, limit dark money and pump up oversight of federal officials.

..."I've always supported making voting easier, not harder – and it's a good thing we finally have the opportunity to give more Americans the ability to have their voices heard, to implement campaign finance reform and to restore trust in our public institutions," Norcross said.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross Introduces Legislation to Place Portrait of Alice Paul in U.S. Capitol
March 5, 2019
Press Release

March is Women's History Month

Norcross Received Equality Award from the Alice Paul Institute

WASHINGTON, DC - During the first week of Women's History Month, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) introduced a House Resolution to have a portrait of New Jersey native and women's rights leader Alice Paul hung in the U.S. Capitol building.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross Honored for Commitment to Jobs, Justice & Equality
September 19, 2018
Press Release

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) was awarded the Exemplary Leadership in Labor award from the African American Caucus (AAC) of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials in Washington, DC.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights
Norcross Tours Center That Holds Detained Kids In South Jersey
July 9, 2018
In The News

Patch. By Anthony Bellano

...After two weeks, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1) finally had the chance to tour a Camden facility that currently houses immigrant children who are being separated from their parents at the border on Monday.

...He called the Trump Administration's policy of separating children from their families "an embarrassment and a policy that needs to be changed."

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross: Supreme Court Appointment Threatens to Remake the Crown Jewel of our Democracy into a Rubber Stamp for Trumpism
July 9, 2018
Press Release

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Following President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross released the following statement:

"The Supreme Court represents one of our three independent branches of government – not a tool for ideological agendas. Unfortunately, the President's nominee is far outside the mainstream, and his appointment threatens to remake the crown jewel of our democracy into a rubber stamp for Trumpism.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights Health Care
Norcross Visits Immigrant Children in South Jersey
July 9, 2018
Press Release

The Center for Family Services in South Jersey Housed Several Youths Separated from their Families because of Trump Administration 'Zero-Tolerance Policy'

Norcross was Barred from Immediately Visiting Separated Children in South Jersey; HHS Rep Never Showed Up to Location for Norcross Visit

CAMDEN, NJ – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) visited a location in South Jersey where immigrant children were taken after the Trump Administration enforced a 'zero-tolerance policy' and he spoke to a teenager who has not yet been reunified with his family.

Issues: Civil Rights