,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjbe,ms4   
,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 & ,mr4         
,got!im]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals
 & ideals ( ,national ,honor ,our ,,lgbt
 ,eld]s ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,national       
,res\rce ,c5t] ( ,,lgbtq ,ag+ reports t1
 by #bjcj1 /udies project ! population (
 ,,lgbtqi p ov] #ej w rea* #g1jjj1jjj2  
,:]eas ,,lgbtqi old] adults face unique 
*all5ges z !y age & are two times m     
likely to be s+le & live alone1 & f\r   
times less likely to h *ildr52 ,:]eas ! 
,movem5t ,advancem5t ,project & ,,sage  
report t ,,lgbtqi old] p are m likely to
 face pov]ty & homelessness1 & to h poor

 physical & m5tal heal?2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &      
,prev5tion1 homophobia1 transphobia1 &  
biphobia contribute to disp>ities 9     
physical & m5tal heal? indicators su* z 
depression1 sub/ance use1 canc]1 &      
exp]i5ces ( abuse & viol5ce2 ,:]eas !   
,,lgbtqi community is negatively affect$
 9 num]\s ways by attacks f ! ,presid5t1
 adm9i/ration1 & extremi/ politicians   
across ! c\ntry1 includ+ a rec5t spike 9
 antitrans legislation1 ,executive      
ord]s1 & policies2 ,:]eas ,,hiv         
disproportionately affects ! ,,lgbtqi   
community1 & ,,lgbtqi old] p are no     
exception2 ,:]eas #cj ye>s ago ! idea t 
someone ) ,,hiv w\ld live decades 0     
unimag9able1 & n[ p ) ,,hiv are liv+    
well into _! gold5 ye>s1 ) #ci p]c5t ( p
 liv+ ) ,,hiv be+ ag$ #ee ye>s or old]1 
#fj p]c5t be+ ag$ #ej or old] 7) t numb]
 expect$ to rea* #gj p]c5t by #bjcj71 & 
#aj p]c5t ( all new ,,hiv diagnoses 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbj be+ 9 p ag$ #ee & 
old]2 ,:]eas1 despite all ( ^! *all5ges1

 ,,lgbtqi old] p are liv+ vibrant1 full 
lives ?r\gh\t e "p ( ! c\ntry & ar\nd ! 
_w2 ,:]eas ,,lgbtqi old] p 7 ! pione]s  
:o /ood up & pu%$ back at ! ,/onewall   
,upris+1 & ! c>egiv]s :o /ood by fri5ds 
& lov$ ones ?r\gh ! height ( ! ,,aids   
epidemic2 ,:]eas ,,lgbtqi old] p are    
models ( resili5ce1 celebrat+ _!        
id5tities :ile p]sev]+ ?r\gh adv]sity & 
help+ to br+ ab\t incr$ible *ange = all 
,,lgbtqi p ov] j a few %ort decades2 &  
,:]eas ,may #af1 #bjbe1 w\ld be an      
appropriate day = ! celebration (       
,national ,honor ,our ,,lgbt ,eld]s     
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports ! goals
 & ideals ( ,national ,honor ,our ,,lgbt
 ,eld]s ,day2  7#b7 enc\rages ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 localities1 nonpr(it 
organizations1 s*ools1 & community      
organizations to obs]ve ! day )         
appropriate programs & activities1 ) !  
goal ( increas+ public k ( ! heal?      
disp>ities & unique *all5ges ( ,,lgbtqi 
old] adults2  7#c7 enc\rages heal? c>e  

provid]s to (f] culturally & cl9ically  
compet5t c>e to ,,lgbtqi eld]s2 &  7#d7 
enc\rages ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1   
int]national fund+ organizations1 &     
,unit$ ,/ates bilat]al & multilat]al aid
 ef=ts to prioritize ! heal? & human    
rights ( ,,lgbtqi eld]s4