New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to take up a bill meant to bolster rights for LGBTQ Americans.

James, along with a coalition of 25 attorneys general from around the country, is backing the bill that would strengthen federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

“While we celebrate Pride and recognize all the progress made in the 52 years since Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ community is still fighting every day for their most fundamental rights,” James said in a statement. “It is well past time for us to codify federal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and make good on our country’s promise of equal protection under the law for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, or religion."

Known as the Equality Act, the measure faces an uncertain future in the narrowly divided U.S. Senate. The bill would add protections for LGBTQ people in the federal civil rights law in order to bar discrimination in employment, education, programs that receive federal funding, public accommodations and credit as well as jury service.

In New York, state lawmakers previously approved similar state-level protections through the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

"My office will continue to stand with our LGBTQ+ neighbors until they are able to celebrate who they are and whom they love without fear of unfair treatment," James said.