Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2017 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Referred 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.
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- 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, transgender, and gay people in schools). Requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the National Day of Silence.
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 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018, with 40 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
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- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 860 | Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2018 national "Day of Silence" in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools. | Related bill | Apr 27, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
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