,h4 ,,res4 #abd  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,march #bh1 
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas1 on ,july 
#bf1 #bjag1 ,president ,trump announced 
via ,twitter that the ,united ,states   
,government would reverse the existing  
policy of allowing transgender          
servicemembers to serve openly in order 
to implement a ban on transgender people
 from serving in the ,armed ,forces2    
,whereas transgender servicemembers have
 served openly since #bjaf1 bravely     
defending our ,nation with distinction  
while preserving unit cohesion and      
contributing to military readiness2     
,whereas a #bjaf study by the ,,rand    
,corporation found that allowing        
transgender ,americans to serve openly  
in the ,armed ,forces would have minimal
 impact on readiness and health care    
costs and little or no impact on unit   
cohesion1 operational effectiveness or  
readiness2 ,whereas thousands of        
transgender ,americans currently serve  
actively in the ,armed ,forces and in   

the ,reserves throughout all branches   
and military occupational specialties2  
,whereas the ,american ,medical         
,association1 the ,american             
,psychological ,association1 the        
,american ,psychiatric ,association1 and
 three former military ,surgeons        
,general each have affirmed the medical 
efficacy of transition-related care and 
have expressed opposition to ,president 
,trump's discriminatory ban2 ,whereas   
the claims attempting to justify        
,president ,trump's ban are based on    
flawed scientific and medical           
assertions2 ,whereas the ,department of 
,defense report from #bjah falsely      
asserts there is considerable scientific
 uncertainty regarding the efficacy of  
transition-related care2 ,whereas there 
is a global medical consensus that such 
care is effective1 safe1 and reliable2  
,whereas the ,department of ,defense has
 failed to provide evidence the existing
 policy has impaired morale1 unit       
readiness1 or unit cohesion2 ,whereas   

all five military ,chiefs of ,staff have
 testified publicly that the existing   
policy has had no adverse effect on     
military readiness2 ,whereas1 on ,august
 #a1 #bjag1 fifty-six retired generals  
and admirals released a statement       
affirming1 ,this proposed ban1 if       
implemented1 would cause significant    
disruptions1 deprive the military of    
mission-critical talent1 and compromise 
the integrity of transgender troops who 
would be forced to live a lie1 as well  
as non-transgender peers who would be   
forced to choose between reporting their
 comrades or disobeying policy2 ,whereas
 at least #ah nations allow transgender 
people to serve openly and effectively  
in their armed forces2 ,whereas         
transgender members of the ,armed       
,forces have fought in defense of our   
freedoms with honor and distinction     
since our ,nation's founding and have   
been bestowed with such commendations   
and awards as the ,bronze ,star and     
,purple ,heart for their courage and    

sacrifices2 ,whereas ,president ,trump's
 ban on transgender members of the      
,armed ,forces targets and stigmatizes a
 whole class of people2 and ,whereas    
,president ,trump's ban on transgender  
members of the ,armed ,forces would     
affect all transgender members of the   
,armed ,forces and force them to serve  
under a policy that stigmatizes and     
devalues their contributions to our     
,nation's defense3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives--  7#a7 strongly       
opposes ,president ,trump's             
discriminatory ban on transgender       
members of the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7    
rejects the flawed scientific and       
medical claims upon which it is based2  
and  7#c7 strongly urges the ,department
 of ,defense to not reinstate ,president
 ,trump's ban on transgender members of 
the ,armed ,forces and to maintain an   
inclusive policy allowing qualified     
transgender ,americans to enlist and    
serve in the ,armed ,forces4  ,clerk4