,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #af1      
#bjag,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,speier1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,recognizing the ,transgender ,day of   
,remembrance4  ,whereas in #aiih ,rita  
,hester1 a transgender woman of color   
was murdered1 and her murder has yet to 
be solved2 ,whereas the following year  
,gwendolyn ,ann ,smith created the first
 ,transgender ,day of ,remembrance in   
honor of ,rita ,hester and other        
transgender people who had lost their   
lives to violence2 ,whereas #db percent 
of transgender people in the ,united    
,states have reported mistreatment by   
health care providers2 ,whereas nearly  
half of the transgender community in the
 ,united ,states has been verbally      
harassed and nearly one in ten has been 

physically attacked2 ,whereas nearly a  
third of transgender people in the      
,united ,states had experienced         
homelessness in #bjae2 ,whereas #ae     
percent of transgender people in the    
,united ,states who were employed in    
#bjae were verbally harassed1 physically
 attacked1 or sexually assaulted at work
 because of their gender identity or    
expression2 ,whereas around the world1  
countries outlaw transgender people     
living as their authentic selves2       
,whereas almost half of all transgender 
people in the ,united ,states will      
attempt suicide at one point in their   
lifetime1 a rate that is eight times    
higher than the rest of the ,united     
,states population2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states has one of the highest rates of
 murder of transgender people2 ,whereas1
 as of ,november #bj1 #bjag1 at least   
#be transgender people have been killed 
as a result of hate1 fear1 and violent  
attacks in #bjag2 ,whereas there is     
significant incidence of misgendering or

 misnaming transgender victims of crime 
in police reports1 indicating that the  
number of transgender victims of        
violence and murder is likely far higher
 than what is officially reported1 and  
local law enforcement is not required   
to1 and frequently fails to1 report hate
 crimes1 including murder1 specific to  
the ,,lgbt community2 ,whereas ,congress
 and the executive branch must act to   
protect and preserve the lives of all   
minorities through inclusive            
legislation2 and ,whereas transgender   
,americans are making historic progress1
 highlighted by nondiscrimination laws  
enacted in several ,states and an       
increasing number of trans elected      
officials1 signaling greater public     
support for transgender equality and    
respect for their contributions to      
society3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes and supports the goals and   
principles of ,transgender ,day of      
,remembrance2  7#b7 supports an increase

 in the amount and accuracy of ,federal 
collection and reporting of data for    
violence against transgender people2 and
  7#c7 calls on ,federal and ,state     
governments to study1 respond to1 and   
prevent violence against transgender    
people4