,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1
 #bjad ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,murray1  
,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4       
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,udall of   
,colorado1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,levin1 
,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4        
,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
and ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,congratulating the ,gay1 ,lesbian1 and 
,allies ,senate ,staff 7,,glass7 ,caucus
 association on the #aj-year anniversary
 of the association4  ,whereas on ,april
 #bc1 #bjjd1 several ,senate staffers   
joined to form a first-of-its-kind staff
 association for lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 and transgender 7referred to in this   
preamble as ,,lgbt7 ,senate staff and   
their allies2 ,whereas the ,gay1        
,lesbian1 and ,allies ,senate ,staff    

,caucus association 7referred to in this
 preamble as the ,,glass ,caucus        
association7 continues to serve the     
,senate community by raising awareness  
of issues affecting the ,,lgbt          
community2 ,whereas the ,,glass ,caucus 
association continues to promote the    
welfare and dignity of ,,lgbt ,senate   
employees2 and ,whereas the ,,glass     
,caucus association continues to provide
 a safe environment for social          
interaction and professional            
development3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 congratulates 
the ,gay1 ,lesbian1 and ,allies ,senate 
,staff ,caucus association 7referred to 
in this resolution as the ,,glass       
,caucus association7 on the momentous   
occasion of the association's #ajth     
anniversary2  7#b7 commends the late    
,senator ,frank ,raleigh ,lautenberg of 
,new ,jersey for the critical role he   
played in the formation of the ,,glass  
,caucus association and for his stalwart
 support for equality2 and  7#c7        

recognizes inaugural ,,glass ,caucus    
,steering ,committee members ,lynden    
,armstrong1 ,brett ,bearce1 ,jeffrey    
,levensaler1 ,josh ,brekenfeld1 ,jason  
,knapp1 ,john ,fossum1 ,kelsey ,phipps1 
and ,mat ,young for their vision and    
hard work in establishing the ,,glass   
,caucus association4