,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjac,mr4 ,honda 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1    
,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4       
,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,higgins1   
,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,lee of    
,california1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,linda   
,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,mr4 ,pocan1
 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4        
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,payne1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,ms4       
,slaughter1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,speier1 
,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4        
,vargas1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,barber1
 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4         
,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,watt1   
,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4      

,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mr4          
,lowenthal7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for designation of ,october     
#bjac as ,national ,anti-,bullying      
,month4  ,whereas judgment and          
discrimination against others may be    
based on many factors and may be based  
on a person's race1 ethnicity1 physical1
 mental or emotional ability status1    
sexual orientation1 sex1 gender         
identity1 religion1 or age2 ,whereas    
bullying is the activity of repeated1   
aggressive behavior intended to hurt    
another person that involves a real or  
perceived imbalance of power2 ,whereas  
bullying includes harassment that may   
occur in the workplace1 at schools1 in  
families1 in social settings1 and       
online2 ,whereas discrimination and     
bullying have direct effects on the     
physical1 emotional1 and mental health  

of an individual1 on organizational     
stability in schools and businesses1 and
 on the well-being of society as a      
whole2 ,whereas a disproportionate      
number of individuals with disabilities1
 ,african-,americans1 ,asian-,americans1
 ,hispanic-,americans1 ,native          
,americans1 and members of the lesbian1 
gay1 bisexual1 and transgender community
 report experiencing daily              
discrimination2 ,whereas #a in #e elders
 have experienced hostile animosity from
 their peers in a group setting2        
,whereas more than #ejj1jjj reported    
accounts and millions of unreported     
accounts of elder abuse occur in homes1 
in relatives' homes1 and in facilities  
responsible for their care2 ,whereas #cg
 percent of people in the ,united       
,states report being bullied on the job2
 ,whereas #afj1jjj children around the  
,united ,states stay home from school   
each day because of bullying and fear of
 bullying2 ,whereas in #hj percent of   
school shooting cases in the #aiijs1 the

 shooters had histories of being        
bullied2 ,whereas #hj percent of        
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 
teenagers reported being bullied at     
school2 ,whereas more than #ej percent  
of adolescents and teenagers report     
being bullied online and bullying others
 online2 ,whereas people of all ages1   
groups1 and backgrounds may be victims  
of bullying1 marginalization1 and       
discrimination1 and bullying may lead to
 or worsen depression1 anxiety1 and     
social isolation1 which can lead to     
thoughts of suicide or suicidal         
behavior2 and ,whereas ,october #bjac   
would be an appropriate month to        
designate as ,national ,anti-,bullying  
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives supports the
 designation of ,national               
,anti-,bullying ,month in order to      
acknowledge the harmful impact of       
bullying and of judging others based on 
appearance or group affiliation and to  
promote respect and support everyone's  

right to be who he or she is without    
being shamed1 judged1 or attacked4