,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ede  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjag,mr4 ,ellison 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 
,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,takano1 & ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committees on ,education & !      
,work=ce1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 = 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$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! viol5ce & o!r
 *all5ges fac$ by transg5d] wom5 ( color
 9 ,am]ica4  ,:]eas !re is a long hi/ory
 ( viol5ce t>get+ transg5d] wom5 ( color
 9 ,am]ica1 & mu* ( x goes unreport$ or 
is report$ inaccurately2 ,:]eas #bjaf 0 
! deadlie/ ye> on record = transg5d] p 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) #ba murd]s (        
transg5d] wom5 9 #bjaf1 almo/ all ( :om 
7 transg5d] wom5 ( color1 & !re _h be5  

#ah z ( ,septemb] #f1 #bjag1 almo/ all (
 !m1 transg5d] wom5 ( color2 ,:]eas     
transg5d] wom5 ( color exp]i5ce         
discrim9ation 9 educational sett+s & are
 expell$ f s*ool at twice ! rate ( !    
nontransg5d] population2 ,:]eas         
transg5d] wom5 ( color are m likely to  
exp]i5ce viol5ce1 includ+ 9 prisons &   
immigration det5tion facilities2 ,:]eas 
discrim9atory attitudes t[>d ! transg5d]
 community fo/] high rates ( viol5ce1   
homelessness1 & economic in/ability2    
,:]eas transg5d] wom5 ( color :o d n h  
access to safe education1 employm5t1 &  
h\s+ due to a lack ( availability1      
t>get$ support programs1 tra9+1 or      
af=dability are =c$ into unregulat$     
economies t place !m 9 vuln]able        
situations2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican    
transg5d] wom5 ( color exp]i5ce         
unemploym5t two to ?ree times high] ?an 
nontransg5d] ,african-,am]ican p 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates population accord+ to a   
#bjae ,u4,s4 ,transg5d] ,survey 7,,u/s7 
( ov] #be1jjj transg5d] p across !      

,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas respond5ts to !   
,,u/s :o 7 curr5tly work+ 9 ! und]gr\nd 
economy 7 ?ree times m likely ?an       
nontransg5d] p to h be5 expell$ f s*ool2
 ,:]eas transg5d] wom5 ( color are      
sub/antially m likely to report be+     
homeless because ( be+ transg5d]2 ,:]eas
 transg5d] wom5 ( color1 includ+        
,am]ican ,indian 7#ei p]c5t71           
,african-,am]ican 7#ea p]c5t71          
multiracial 7#ea p]c5t71 & ,middle      
,ea/]n 7#di p]c5t71 exp]i5c$ especially 
high rates ( homelessness2 ,:]eas       
transg5d] wom5 ( color are m likely to  
receive unequal treatm5t or s]vice ?an  
,:ite transg5d] p2 ,:]eas transg5d] wom5
 h repeat$ly /at$ t :5 police (fic]s    
knew or ?\ght !y 7 transg5d]1 ! (fic]s  
malici\sly & frequ5tly ref]r$ to !m z ! 
wrong g5d]1 v]bally h>ass$ !m1 or       
physically attack$ !m2 ,:]eas transg5d] 
wom5 ( color1 includ+ ,am]ican ,indian  
7#gd p]c5t71 multiracial 7#ga p]c5t71   
,lat9a 7#ff p]c5t71 & ,african-,am]ican 
7#fa p]c5t7 respond5ts to ! ,,u/s 7 m   

likely to h exp]i5c$ "o or m =ms (      
mi/reatm5t2 ,:]eas transg5d] wom5 (     
color 7 m likely to report t an (fic]   
assum$ !y 7 sex work]s1 includ+         
,african-,am]ican 7#cc p]c5t71          
multiracial 7#cj p]c5t71 ,lat9o 7#be    
p]c5t71 ,am]ican ,indian 7#bc p]c5t71 & 
,asian 7#bj p]c5t72 & ,:]eas transg5d]  
wom5 ( color1 includ+ ,african-,am]ican 
7#i p]c5t7 & ,am]ican ,indian 7#f p]c5t7
 wom51 7 m likely to h be5 inc>c]at$ 9 !
 pa/ ye> 7,figure #ad4aa ( ! ,u4,s4     
,transg5d] ,survey71 ?an 7 respond5ts :o
 _h be5 homeless 9 ! pa/ ye> 7#g p]c5t73
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives enc\rages ! developm5t (
 policies t support transg5d] wom5 (    
color & ! transg5d] community1 includ+--
  7#a7 develop+ a public education      
campaign to dispel my?s & to humanize   
transg5d] p2  7#b7 end+ !               
s*ool-to-prison pipel9e t occurs :5     
mi/reatm5t1 h>assm5t1 & physical viol5ce
 are n address$1 or due to ! h>%        
discipl9>y policies t disproportionately

 effect transg5d] /ud5ts2  7#c7 develop+
 antidiscrim9atory employm5t practices &
 promote policies = accept+ & inclusive 
"w environm5ts2  7#d7 end+ aggressive   
police tactics t disproportionately     
t>get transg5d] p1 & educat+ law        
en=cem5t ab\t common antitransg5d]      
biases & practices to ensure transg5d] p
 are saf] :5 int]act+ ) law en=cem5t2   
7#e7 ensur+ access to af=dable          
education2  7#f7 ensur+ access to       
af=dable h\s+2  7#g7 ensur+ access to   
inclusive1 compreh5sive heal? c>e =     
transg5d] p2  7#h7 develop+ affirm+     
policies & proc$ures to safegu>d        
inc>c]at$ transg5d] p f viol5ce & abuse 
9 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local cu/ody &       
immigration det5tion2  7#i7 end+ !      
practice ( plac+ transg5d] p 9 solit>y  
conf9em5t2  7#aj7 end+ ! practice (     
immigration det5tion = vuln]able        
populations1 includ+ transg5d] p2  7#aa7
 develop+ policies & proc$ures to       
swiftly accept transg5d] p seek+ asylum 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#ab7 end+ ! law  

en=cem5t practice ( racial pr(il+4