,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,engel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4          
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4      
,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4     
,m>key1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1  
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,brady (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4       
,s*ak[sky1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4
 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,sean   
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4
 ,spei]1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4   
,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mrs4   
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,mr4  
,deut*1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4    
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4  
,*u1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,&rews1 ,ms4     

,titus1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 (   
,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4   
,holt7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 & 9        
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ! ,national ,day ( ,sil5ce 9 br++    
att5tion to anti-lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 & transg5d] "n-call+1 bully+1 &        
h>assm5t fac$ by individuals 9 s*ools4  
,:]eas ! ,national ,day ( ,sil5ce is a  
day 9 :i* /ud5ts take a v[ ( sil5ce to  
br+ att5tion to ! anti- lesbian1 gay1   
bisexual1 & transg5d] "n-call+1 bully+1 
& h>assm5t fac$ by individuals 9 s*ools2
 ,:]eas ! ,gay1 ,lesbian & ,/raight     
,education ,network designates "o day ( 
e ,april z ! ,national ,day ( ,sil5ce2  
,:]eas hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( /ud5ts at m ?an
 #h1jjj s*ools h p>ticipat$ 9 !         

,national ,day ( ,sil5ce 9 pa/ ye>s2    
,:]eas ! ,gay1 ,lesbian & ,/raight      
,education ,network's #bjaa ,national   
,s*ool ,climate ,survey illu/rates !    
p]vasive h>assm5t & victimization fac$  
by lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]  
/ud5ts by docum5t+ _! exp]i5ces )9 !    
prec$+ academic ye>2 ,:]eas ne>ly #hb   
p]c5t ( lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 &       
transg5d] /ud5ts report$ be+ v]bally    
h>ass$ by _! pe]s at s*ool because ( _! 
sexual ori5tation1 & m ?an #fj p]c5t    
because ( _! g5d] expression2 ,:]eas m  
?an #ch p]c5t ( lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 
& transg5d] /ud5ts report$ be+          
physically h>ass$ by _! pe]s at s*ool   
because ( _! sexual ori5tation1 & ne>ly 
#cj p]c5t because ( _! g5d] expression2 
,:]eas ne>ly #bj p]c5t ( lesbian1 gay1  
bisexual1 & transg5d] /ud5ts report$ be+
 physically assault$ by _! pe]s at s*ool
 because ( _! sexual ori5tation1 & ne>ly
 #ab4d p]c5t because ( _! g5d]          
expression2 ,:]eas m ?an #fj p]c5t (    
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]     

/ud5ts report$ t !y felt unsafe 9 s*ool1
 & ne>ly #cj p]c5t report$ miss+ at lea/
 "o entire s*ool day 9 ! prec$+ mon?    
because ( safety conc]ns2 ,:]eas        
transg5d] /ud5ts 7 m likely ?an all o!r 
/ud5ts to report feel+ unsafe at s*ool  
because ( _! g5d] expression2 ,:]eas1   
accord+ to ! ,national ,transg5d]       
,discrim9ation ,survey1 ^? :o express$ a
 transg5d] id5tity or g5d] noncon=mity  
:ile 9 grades ,k ?r\gh #ab report$ al>m+
 rates ( h>assm5t1 physical assault1 &  
sexual viol5ce s sev]e t almo/ #ae p]c5t
 ( ^? survey$ _h to leave s*ool2 ,:]eas 
/ud5t academic p]=mance is affect$ su* t
 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]    
/ud5ts :o exp]i5c$ high levels ( v]bal  
h>assm5t because ( _! sexual ori5tation 
or g5d] expression report a grade po9t  
av]age ne>ly a half grade l[] ?an ^? (  
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]     
/ud5ts :o exp]i5c$ l[ levels ( su*      
h>assm5t2 ,:]eas ! pres5ce ( supportive 
/aff contribut$ to a range ( positive   
indicators includ+ few] reports ( miss+ 

s*ool1 few] reports ( feel+ unsafe1     
great] academic a*ievem5t1 high]        
educational aspirations1 & a great] s5se
 ( s*ool belong+2 ,:]eas a gr[+ numb] ( 
,/ates1 cities1 & local education       
au?orities are adopt+ laws & policies to
 prohibit "n-call+1 bully+1 h>assm5t1 & 
discrim9ation aga9/ /ud5ts on ! basis ( 
_! sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity or  
expression2 & ,:]eas e *ild %\ld be     
gu>ante$ an education free f "n-call+1  
bully+1 h>assm5t1 & discrim9ation       
reg>dless ( 8 or h] sexual ori5tation & 
g5d] id5tity or expression3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7 supports !   
goals & ideals ( ! ,national ,day (     
,sil5ce2  7#b7 reque/s t ! ,presid5t    
issue a proclamation call+ on ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ! ,national ,day
 ( ,sil5ce ) appropriate c]emonies1     
programs1 & activities2 &  7#c7         
enc\rages ea* ,/ate1 city1 & local      
educational ag5cy to adopt laws &       
policies to prohibit "n-call+1 bully+1  
h>assm5t1 & discrim9ation aga9/ /ud5ts1 

tea*]s1 & o!r s*ool /aff reg>dless ( _! 
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity or     
expression1 s t ! ,nation's s*ools are  
in/itutions :]e all individuals are able
 to focus on le>n+4