,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,gutierrez1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,andrews1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,holt7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,supporting the goals and ideals of the ,national ,day of ,silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender name-calling1 bullying1 and harassment faced by individuals in schools4 ,whereas the ,national ,day of ,silence is a day in which students take a vow of silence to bring attention to the anti- lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender name-calling1 bullying1 and harassment faced by individuals in schools2 ,whereas the ,gay1 ,lesbian and ,straight ,education ,network designates one day of every ,april as the ,national ,day of ,silence2 ,whereas hundreds of thousands of students at more than #h1jjj schools have participated in the ,national ,day of ,silence in past years2 ,whereas the ,gay1 ,lesbian and ,straight ,education ,network's #bjaa ,national ,school ,climate ,survey illustrates the pervasive harassment and victimization faced by lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students by documenting their experiences within the preceding academic year2 ,whereas nearly #hb percent of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students reported being verbally harassed by their peers at school because of their sexual orientation1 and more than #fj percent because of their gender expression2 ,whereas more than #ch percent of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students reported being physically harassed by their peers at school because of their sexual orientation1 and nearly #cj percent because of their gender expression2 ,whereas nearly #bj percent of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students reported being physically assaulted by their peers at school because of their sexual orientation1 and nearly #ab4d percent because of their gender expression2 ,whereas more than #fj percent of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students reported that they felt unsafe in school1 and nearly #cj percent reported missing at least one entire school day in the preceding month because of safety concerns2 ,whereas transgender students were more likely than all other students to report feeling unsafe at school because of their gender expression2 ,whereas1 according to the ,national ,transgender ,discrimination ,survey1 those who expressed a transgender identity or gender nonconformity while in grades ,k through #ab reported alarming rates of harassment1 physical assault1 and sexual violence so severe that almost #ae percent of those surveyed had to leave school2 ,whereas student academic performance is affected such that lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students who experienced high levels of verbal harassment because of their sexual orientation or gender expression report a grade point average nearly a half grade lower than those of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender students who experienced low levels of such harassment2 ,whereas the presence of supportive staff contributed to a range of positive indicators including fewer reports of missing school1 fewer reports of feeling unsafe1 greater academic achievement1 higher educational aspirations1 and a greater sense of school belonging2 ,whereas a growing number of ,states1 cities1 and local education authorities are adopting laws and policies to prohibit name-calling1 bullying1 harassment1 and discrimination against students on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression2 and ,whereas every child should be guaranteed an education free from name-calling1 bullying1 harassment1 and discrimination regardless of his or her sexual orientation and gender identity or expression3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of the ,national ,day of ,silence2 7#b7 requests that the ,president issue a proclamation calling on the people of the ,united ,states to observe the ,national ,day of ,silence with appropriate ceremonies1 programs1 and activities2 and 7#c7 encourages each ,state1 city1 and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling1 bullying1 harassment1 and discrimination against students1 teachers1 and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression1 so that the ,nation's schools are institutions where all individuals are able to focus on learning4