,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bb1 #bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1
 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 and ,ms4
 ,hassan7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,october     
#bjai as ,national ,bullying ,prevention
 ,month and ,october #bc1 #bjai1 as     
,unity ,day4  ,whereas #a in #e students
 report being bullied and nearly #af    
percent of students report being        
cyberbullied2 ,whereas students who     
experience bullying are at an increased 
risk for poor school adjustment1 sleep  
difficulties1 anxiety1 and depression2  
,whereas ,national ,bullying ,prevention
 ,month was founded in #bjjf by the     
,national ,bullying ,prevention ,center 
of the ,,pacer ,center and has been held
 during the month of ,october each year 
since2 ,whereas ,national ,bullying     
,prevention ,month is a nationwide      

campaign that seeks to educate the      
public about1 and raise awareness of1   
bullying prevention2 ,whereas           
individuals1 families1 schools1 school  
districts1 communities1 and many others 
have hosted thousands of events to      
spread the message of ,national         
,bullying ,prevention ,month2 ,whereas  
,unity ,day was started by the ,national
 ,bullying ,prevention ,center in       
,october #bjaa and is the signature     
event of ,national ,bullying ,prevention
 ,month2 ,whereas ,unity ,day has been  
held on the third or fourth ,wednesday  
of each ,october since #bjaa and will be
 recognized in #bjai on ,october #bc2   
,whereas the goal of ,unity ,day is to  
bring together youth1 parents1          
educators1 businesses1 and community    
members across the ,united ,states to   
emphasize--  7#a7 a message of uniting  
for kindness1 acceptance1 inclusion1 and
 mutual respect2  7#b7 that all students
 deserve to be safe in school1 online1  
and in their communities2  7#c7 that    

there is value in celebrating the       
differences between people2 and  7#d7   
that compromise and tolerance are       
important in communication2  ,whereas   
,unity ,day has been highlighted on     
national television shows and in public 
service announcements1 films1 and public
 displays of art and expression2 and    
,whereas ,unity ,day is often celebrated
 by-- 7#a7 wearing orange1 the official 
color of ,unity ,day2  7#b7 holding     
student and teacher led discussions at  
schools2  7#c7 organizing efforts at    
community centers2 and  7#d7 expressing 
support for ,unity ,day through art1    
music1 dance1 and social media3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,october #bjai as       
,national ,bullying ,prevention ,month2 
7#b7 designates ,october #bc1 #bjai1 as 
,unity ,day2 and  7#c7 acknowledges that
 the prevention of bullying of children 
should be a national priority4