Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Latest action · Apr 30, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Supports the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in schools). Encourages each state, city, and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling, bullying, harassment, and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2013 to Apr 24, 2013; 50 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 24, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2013 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2013 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2013Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2128, H2129, H2147, H2148, H2149 | David N. Cicilline D-RI, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Mark Pocan D-WI, Sam Farr D-CA | Apr 18, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
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