,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #difj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,ms4  
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,veasey1    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,doggett1   
,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4  
,bal9t1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,takano1    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 & ,ms4 ,m5g7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a ,commission to address !  
p]vasive1 & t>get$ epidemic ( fatal     
viol5ce1 economic discrim9ation1 & o!r  
factors disproportionally impact+ memb]s
 ( ! transg5d] community1 & to make     
recomm5dations to ,congress on          
appropriate rem$ies4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*yna ,gibson 
,/op ! ,transg5d] ,murd] ,epidemic ,act 
( #bjbc or ! ,*yna ,gibson ,,/me ,act ( 
#bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,"o ( ! mo/ und]report$   
tr5ds 9 ! ,,lgbtiqa community is ! al>m+

 rate at :i* memb]s ( ! g5d]-noncon=m+1 
g5d]-expansive community1 & especially  
transg5d] wom5 ( color1 are murd]$4     
7#b7 ,fatal viol5ce disproportionately  
affects transg5d] wom5 ( color1 & !     
int]sections ( racism1 sexism1          
homophobia1 biphobia1 transphobia1 &    
un*eck$ access to guns conspire to      
deprive !m ( employm5t1 h\s+1 heal? c>e1
 & o!r necessities1 mak+ !m m vuln]able 
to a culture ( viol5ce4  7#c7 ,! ,human 
,rights ,campaign reports s9ce #bjac1   
ov] #bjj transg5d] & g5d]-expansive     
individuals h be5 kill$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#d7 ,9 #bjaf1 x is e/imat$ t1 
:ile ! ov]all murd] rate = ! ,unit$     
,/ates 0 #a 9 #ai1jjj p] ye>1 ! murd]   
rate = ,black transg5d] wom5 0 #a 9     
#b1fjj1 m ?an #g times z high z t ( !   
g5]al population4  7#e7 ,9 #bjah1       
accord+ to ! ,human ,rights ,campaign1  
#bf transg5d] p suff]$ viol5t dea?s 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 a majority ( !m 7 ,black 
transg5d] wom54  7#f7 ,9 #bjai1 at lea/ 
#be transg5d] or g5d] noncon=m+ p       

fatally %ot or kill$ by o!r viol5t      
means4  7#g7 ,9 #bjbj1 at lea/ #cg trans
 & g5d] noncon=m+ p 7 victims ( fatal   
viol5ce4  7#h7 ,?is epidemic ( t>get$ & 
p]vasive murd] disproportionately       
impacts transg5d] wom5 ( color1 :o      
comprise approximately #d 9 #e ( all    
antitransg5d] homicides & ^? numb]s d n 
acc\nt = unreport$ & misreport$ murd]s  
or transg5d] p :o h unexpect$ly di$ "u  
suspici\s circum/ances1 b ^: dea?s h n  
be5 det]m9$ to be homicide1 reports !   
,human ,rights ,campaign4  7#i7         
,transg5d] p are a demographic ) an     
elevat$ risk ( becom+ victims ( viol5ce 
& discrim9ation1 9 fact1 x is e/imat$ t 
trans wom5 are #d4c times m likely to   
become homicide victims ?an all wom51   
reports ! ,human ,rights ,campaign4     
7#aj7 ,_m transg5d] wom5 turn to !      
dang]\s und]gr\nd economy ( sex "w      
because x has hi/orically be5 a place   
:]e transg5d] wom5 h be5 able to make a 
liv+ & f9d acceptance 9 a community (   
pe]s4  7#aa7 ,! ,national ,c5t] =       

,transg5d] ,equality reports t m ?an #a 
9 #d transg5d] p h fac$ a bias-driv5    
assault1 & rates are high] = trans wom5 
& transg5d] p ( color4  7#ab7 ,:5       
transg5d] /ud5ts are left unprotect$ f  
discrim9ation at all levels ( education1
 x promotes a negative impact on _!     
ov]all well-be+1 future economic        
/ability1 & employm5t opportunities4    
7#ac7 ,memb]s ( ! ,transg5d] community  
face consid]able f9ancial burd5s3 common
 heal? c>e practices = trans p1 su* z   
hormone replacem5t !rapy & g5d]-affirm+ 
surg]y1 are co/ly1 & accord+ to !       
,am]ican ,j\rnal ( ,psy*iatry1 und]go+  
g5d]-affirm+ surg]y (t5 leads to long   
t]m m5tal heal? b5efits1 b proc$ures c  
co/ up to #ge1jjj4  7#ad7 ,:5 a         
transg5d] p]son dies1 ! police reports (
 _! dea?s (t5 are inaccurate1 misg5d]+  
!m or us+ incorrect pron\ns1 mak+ x     
difficult = communities to be in=m$ ( a 
trans woman's dea? & delay or imp$e !   
ga!r+ ( accurate data on dea?s4  #c4    
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        

,congress t-- 7#a7 !re %\ld be a        
commitm5t to combat+ factors t lead to !
 murd] ( g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1
 & transg5d] wom5 ( color 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 !re %\ld be a dissem9ation
 ( culturally-relevant res\rces t       
support transg5d] p & _! families &     
increase aw>5ess ( ! unique myriad (    
issues ! transg5d] community fact2  7#c7
 ! nation %\ld condemn ! viol5t1 t>get$1
 & s5seless docum5t$ murd]s ( ! ov] #bjj
 g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1 &      
transg5d] individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
s9ce #bjac2 &  7#d7 !re %\ld be         
celebration t ev5 9 ! face ( ?is        
physical dang]1 hatr$1 & discrim9ation1 
g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1 &       
transg5d] ,am]icans live c\rage\sly &   
ov]come unju/ b>ri]s 9 all corn]s ( our 
c\ntry4  #d4 ,e/abli%m5t & duties  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,to e/abli% a ,commission to
 /udy & develop proposals to combat !   
epidemic ( ! murd]+ ( g5d]-noncon=m+1   
g5d]-expansive1 & transg5d] wom5 (      
color4  7b7 ,duties ,! ,commission's    

docum5tation & exam9ation %all include !
 facts relat$ to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,rese>*+
 issues g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1 
& transg5d] wom5 ( color face1 su* z--  
7,a7 limit$ access to & avoidance (     
heal? c>e due to /igma & pa/ negative   
exp]i5ces ) provid]s1 prioritization (  
g5d]-relat$ heal? c>e1 & conc]ns ab\t   
adv]se int]actions betwe5 antiretroviral
 m$ications & hormone !rapy2  7,b7 !    
ext5sive degrad+1 debas+1 & d5ial (     
humanity2  7,c7 =ms ( discrim9ation 9 ! 
public & private sectors aga9/          
g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1 &       
transg5d] wom5 ( color t und]lie _m ( ! 
,,hiv1 & pov]ty-relat$ risk factors     
frequ5tly report$ 9 ?is population2     
7,d7 ! ,f$]al & ,/ate laws t discrim9ate
 aga9/ ! rights ( transg5d] p2  7,e7    
/igma surr\nd+ e>ly trans-id5tity1 :i*  
is (t5 root$ 9 inaccurate beliefs &     
politically-motivat$ attacks on         
transg5d] id5tities1 ?is /igma erects   
b>ri]s 9 virtually e facet ( life1 d5y+ 
transg5d] p ! equal opportunity to      

succe$ & be accept$2  7,f7 ! treatm5t ( 
g5d]-noncon=m+1 g5d]-expansive1 &       
transg5d] wom5 ( color 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 includ+ ! deprivation ( _!      
fre$om1 exploitation ( _! labor1 &      
de/ruction ( _! culture2  7,g7          
exorbitant levels ( familial rejection1 
(t5 f an e>ly age1 ?is rejection takes a
 deva/at+ toll on individuals (t5 caus+ 
isolation f physical & emotional        
res\rces t are ess5tial to _! well-be+1 
9 contra/1 rese>* %[s t familial        
acceptance is a protective factor =     
transg5d] "y p & c contribute to l[]    
rates ( depression1 anxiety1 sub/ance   
use1 ,,hiv acquisition1 & suicide       
attempts2  7,h7 elevat$ rates (         
unemploym5t f\r times t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates g5]al population1 :i* is due1 9  
"p1 to limit$ access to workplaces t are
 affirm+ & inclusive1 transg5d] &       
g5d]-expansive p are put at great] risk 
= pov]ty1 homelessness1 & involvem5t )  
crim9aliz$ "w2  7,i7 sex-segregat$      
prisons :]e _m transwom5 d n h access to

 trans-compet5t heal? c>e1 & are usually
 h\s$ ) male inmates1 :i* c lead to     
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & h>assm5t :ile
 inc>c]at$1 directly increas+ _! ,,hiv  
risk2  7,j7 employm5t & h\s+            
discrim9ation t leads directly to ! ne$ 
to engage 9 survival sex "w = _m :o are 
d5i$ opportunities = education1 job     
tra9+1 & basic social s]vices because ( 
_! transg5d] /atus1 :i* correlates )    
increas$ exposure to fatal viol5ce2     
7,k7 ! int]sections ( racism1 sexism1   
homophobia1 biphobia1 transphobia &     
un*eck$ access to fire>ms comp\nd to    
create a culture ( viol5ce t            
disproportionately impacts communities (
 color2  7,l7 immigration deta9ees & aid
 work]s h giv5 di/urb+ reports (        
individuals be+ held "u inhumane        
conditions t ?reat5 _! physical safety2 
&  7,m7 misg5d]+ by local police        
/atem5ts & m$ia reports1 :i* c delay    
aw>5ess ( deadly incid5ts4  7#b7        
,recomm5d+ appropriate ways to educate !
 public ( ! ,commission's f9d+s4  7#c7  

,recomm5d+ appropriate rem$ies 9        
consid]ation ( ! ,commission's f9d+s on 
! matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 ,9   
mak+ su* recomm5dations1 ! ,commission  
%all address among o!r issues1 ! foll[+ 
que/ions3 7,a7 ,h[ su* recomm5dations   
comport ) int]national /&>ds ( rem$y =  
wrongs & injuries caus$ by ! ,/ate1 t   
include special measures1 z und]/ood by 
v>i\s relevant int]national protocols1  
laws1 & f9d+s4  7,b7 ,h[ ,f$]al laws &  
policies t cont9ue to disproportionately
 & negatively affect g5d]-noncon=m+1    
g5d]-expansive1 & transg5d] wom5 ( color
 z a gr\p1 & ^? t p]petuate ! l+]+      
effects1 mat]ially & psy*osocial1 c be  
elim9at$4  7,c7 ,h[ ! injuries result+ f
 matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 c be   
rev]s$ & provide appropriate policies1  
programs1 projects1 & recomm5dations = !
 purpose ( rev]s+ ! injuries4  7,d7 ,h[1
 9 consid]ation ( ! ,commission's f9d+s1
 any o!r =ms ( rehabilitation or        
re/itution to g5d]-noncon=m+1           
g5d]-expansive1 & transg5d] wom5 ( color

 are w>rant$ & :at ! =m & scope ( ^?    
measures %\ld take4  #e4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 
,numb] & appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all  
be compos$ ( #ac memb]s1 :o %all be     
appo9t$1 )9 #ij days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,actt1 z foll[s3  7#a7   
,all memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !        
,presid5t4  7#b7 #aj memb]s %all be     
appo9t$ f an ,,lgbtiqa community        
advisory bo>d1 ( :i* #e %all be res]v$ =
 repres5tatives f ,african ,am]ican     
trans-community & pr$om9antly ,african  
,am]ican transg5d] s]vice organizations 
t h hi/orically *ampion$ ! cause (      
transg5d] human rights4  7b7            
,organization  7#a7 ,qualifications ,all
 memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be p]sons  
:o are specially qualifi$ to s]ve on !  
,commission by virtue ( _! education1   
tra9+1 activism1 or exp]i5ce1 p>ticul>ly
 9 ! field ( ,transg5d] /udies & human  
rights4  7#b7 ,t]ms ,! t]m ( (fice =    
memb]s %all be = #b4e ye>s or half ( !  
life ( ea* ,commission4 ,a vacancy 9 !  
,commission %all n affect ! p[]s ( !    

,commission & %all be fill$ 9 ! same    
mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4 
7#c7 ,fir/ meet+ ,! ,presid5t %all call 
! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,commission )9 #abj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 or )9 #cj days aft] ! date on :i*      
legislation is enact$ mak+              
appropriations to c>ry out ?is ,act1    
:i*ev] date is lat]4  7#d7 ,quorum ,sev5
 memb]s ( ! ,commission %all con/itute a
 quorum1 b a less] numb] may hold he>+s4
  7#e7 ,*air & vice *air ,! ,commission 
%all elect a ,*air & ,vice-,*air f among
 its memb]s4 ,! t]m ( (fice ( ea* %all  
be = ! life ( ! ,commission4  7#f7      
,comp5sation ,except z provid$ 9        
p>agraph 7#g71 ea* memb] ( ! ,commission
 %all receive comp5sation at ! daily    
equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic pay   
payable = ,,gs-#ah ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule "u
 section #eccb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 = ea* day1 includ+ travel "t1   
dur+ :i* he or %e is engag$ 9 ! actual  
p]=mance ( duties ve/$ 9 ! ,commission4 
7#g7 ,no additional pay ,a memb] ( !    

,commission :o is a full-"t (fic] or    
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a ,memb] (
 ,congress %all receive no additional   
pay1 all[ances1 or b5efits by reason ( 8
 or h] s]vice to ! ,commission4  7#h7   
,reimbursem5t ,all memb]s ( !           
,commission %all be reimburs$ = travel1 
subsi/5ce1 & o!r necess>y exp5ses       
incurr$ by !m 9 ! p]=mance ( _! duties  
to ! ext5t au?oriz$ by *apt] #eg ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #f4 ,p[]s ( !
 ,commission  7a7 ,he>+s & sessions ,!  
,commission may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out
 ! provisions ( ?is ,act1 hold su* he>+s
 & sit & act at su* times & at su*      
places 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & reque/ !    
att5dance & te/imony ( su* witnesses & !
 production ( su* books1 records1       
correspond5ce1 memor&a1 pap]s1 &        
docum5ts1 z ! ,commission consid]s      
appropriate4 ,! ,commission may invoke !
 aid ( an appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates     
di/rict c\rt to require1 by subpo5a or  
o!rwise1 su* att5dance1 te/imony1 or    
production4  7b7 ,p[]s ( subcommittees &

 memb]s ,any subcommittee or memb] ( !  
,commission may1 if au?oriz$ by !       
,commission1 take any action :i* !      
,commission is au?oriz$ to take by ?is  
section4  7c7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,!   
,commission may acquire directly f !    
head ( any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or          
in/rum5tality ( ! executive bran* ( !   
,gov]nm5t1 available in=mation :i* !    
,commission consid]s useful 9 ! dis*>ge 
( its duties4 ,all dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 &
 in/rum5talities ( ! executive bran* ( !
 ,gov]nm5t %all coop]ate ) ! ,commission
 ) respect to su* in=mation & %all      
furni% all in=mation reque/$ by !       
,commission to ! ext5t p]mitt$ by law4  
#g4 ,adm9i/rative provisions  7a7 ,/aff 
,! ,commission may appo9t & fix !       
comp5sation ( su* p]sonnel z !          
,commission consid]s appropriate4  7b7  
,applicability ( c]ta9 civil s]vice laws
 ,! /aff ( ! ,commission may be appo9t$ 
)\t reg>d to ! provisions ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9
 ! competitive s]vice1 & )\t reg>d to ! 

provisions ( *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii 
( *apt] #ec ( su* title relat+ to       
classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay     
rates1 except t ! comp5sation ( any     
employee ( ! ,commission may n exce$ a  
rate equal to ! annual rate ( basic pay 
payable = ,,gs-#ah ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule "u
 section #eccb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7c7 ,exp]ts & consultants ,!   
,commission may procure ! s]vices (     
exp]ts & consultants 9 accordance ) !   
provisions ( section #caji7;b7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b at rates =   
individuals n to exce$ ! daily equival5t
 ( ! highe/ rate payable "u section     
#eccb ( su* title4  7d7 ,adm9i/rative   
support s]vices ,! ,commission may ent] 
into agreem5ts ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al
 ,s]vices = procurem5t ( f9ancial &     
adm9i/rative s]vices necess>y = !       
dis*>ge ( ! duties ( ! ,commission4     
,paym5t = su* s]vices %all be made by   
reimbursem5t f funds ( ! ,commission 9  
su* am\nts z may be agre$ ^u by !       
,*airman ( ! ,commission & !            

,adm9i/rator4  7e7 ,contracts ,!        
,commission may--  7#a7 procure         
supplies1 s]vices1 & prop]ty by contract
 9 accordance ) applicable laws &       
regulations & to ! ext5t or 9 su* am\nts
 z are provid$ 9 appropriation acts2 &  
7#b7 ent] into contracts ) dep>tm5ts1   
ag5cies1 & in/rum5talities ( ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate ag5cies1 & private     
firms1 in/itutions1 & ag5cies1 = !      
conduct ( rese>* or surveys1 !          
prep>ation ( reports1 & o!r activities  
necess>y = ! dis*>ge ( ! duties ( !     
,commission1 to ! ext5t or 9 su* am\nts 
z are provid$ 9 appropriation acts4  #h4
 ,report to ,congress ,! ,commission    
%all submit a writt5 report ( its f9d+s 
& recomm5dations to ! ,congress n lat]  
?an ! date :i* is #ah mon?s aft] ! date 
( ! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,commission held     
pursuant to section #c4  #i4 ,t]m9ation 
,! ,commission %all submit a writt5     
report ( its f9d+s & recomm5dations to !
 ,congress n lat] ?an ! date :i* is "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! fir/ meet+ ( !      

,commission held pursuant to section #c 
& t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,commission submits its report to !     
,congress "u section #c4  #aj4          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ! provisions ( ?is ,act1 !re are    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj  
p] ye>1 = a p]iod n to exce$ #e ye>s4