,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4  
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4      
,pappas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 
,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4       
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4
 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4  
,nadler1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,phillips1    
,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4     
,meng1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4       
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,johnson of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,pressley1  
,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4        
,carbajal1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4  
,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,takano1
 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,ms4 ,castor of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,snchez1
 and ,mr4 ,correa7 submitted the        

following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals of  
,transgender ,day of ,remembrance4      
,whereas an estimated #a4d million      
,american adults are transgender2       
,whereas transgender people have        
contributed much to ,american society   
but continue to face severe             
discrimination and violence2 ,whereas1  
in #aiih1 ,rita ,hester1 a transgender  
woman of color1 was murdered1 and her   
murder has yet to be solved2 ,whereas1  
the following year on ,november #bj1    
#aiii1 ,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 violence1 and this  
date has been commemorated ever since2  
,whereas the ,united ,states is         
currently witnessing an epidemic of     
violence against transgender people1 in 
particular transgender women of color1  
with at least #bh members of this       

community known to have been killed in  
#bjah and at least #bb killed thus far  
in #bjai2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
has one of the highest rates of murder  
of transgender people2 ,whereas young   
,black transgender women have a far     
greater chance of being murdered as     
compared to the general public2 ,whereas
 reports of violence and killings of    
transgender people are likely to be     
significantly undercounted due to a     
variety of factors including the        
misgendering of victims and fear of     
reporting2 ,whereas transgender people  
suffer from disproportionate rates of   
homelessness1 with reports suggesting as
 many as one-third of transgender people
 have experienced homelessness2 ,whereas
 #ai percent of all transgender people  
report being refused medical care1 with 
even higher rates for transgender people
 of color2 ,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    
around the world1 transgender people    
face violence and discrimination based  
on their gender identity and expression1
 which is further exacerbated for       
transgender people of color1 transgender
 people from a low socioeconomic status1
 transgender people with disabilities1  
or transgender people who belong to     
other marginalized groups2 ,whereas     
asylum seekers and refugees that        
identify as transgender experience      
disproportionate rates of violence1     
including sexual violence1 as they seek 
safety2 ,whereas transgender people who 
are housed in institutional settings    
including jails1 prisons1 and           
immigration detention centers1 are      
subject to high levels of violence and  
discrimination2 ,whereas transgender    
students are significantly more likely  
to experience bullying or harassment at 
school due to their gender identity2    
,whereas transgender ,americans face    

rates of unemployment that are far      
greater than the general population2    
,whereas understanding and addressing   
the challenges faced by transgender     
,americans is hampered by a severe lack 
of data2 ,whereas ,congress and the     
executive branch must act to protect and
 preserve the lives of all ,americans1  
including transgender ,americans1       
through inclusive legislation and       
policies that treat everyone with       
respect2 ,whereas recent regulations and
 other actions by the executive branch  
have directly targeted transgender      
,americans in all aspects of their      
lives1 from their experiences in schools
 and health care settings1 to their     
ability to continue to serve in the     
military1 to seek redress for workplace 
discrimination1 or to even seek         
emergency shelter2 ,whereas the         
transgender community has shown great   
resilience in the face of adversity in  
all aspects of their lives including    
housing1 education1 employment1 and     

health care2 and ,whereas the           
transgender community has demonstrated  
tremendous leadership since the         
courageous actions of many community    
members1 including ,marsha ,p4 ,johnson1
 at the ,stonewall uprising of #aifi3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports the
 goals and principles of ,transgender   
,day of ,remembrance of memorializing   
the lives lost this year to             
antitransgender violence2  7#b7         
recognizes that the current trends of   
increased violence1 particularly        
violence against transgender women of   
color1 are unacceptable1 and finding    
solutions to these issues must be a     
pressing priority for the ,united       
,states ,government2  7#c7 supports     
efforts to study1 respond to1 and       
prevent violence against transgender    
people including through enhanced1      
responsible data collection2  7#d7      
affirms the principle that every person 
is endowed with basic human rights and  

that our ,nation's commitment to this   
principle must encompass every single   
individual2 and  7#e7 recognizes the    
bravery and resilience of the           
transgender community as it fights for  
equal dignity and respect4