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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 398 

Expressing support for designation of October 2013 as ‘‘National AntiBullying Month’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 

CLAY, Ms. HAHN, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. POCAN, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

of New York, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. HOLT, Ms. 

KUSTER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. BARBER, Ms. CHU, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. WATT, Mr. FARR, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. POLIS, Ms. 

TITUS, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for designation of October 2013 as 

‘‘National Anti-Bullying Month’’. 

Whereas judgment and discrimination against others may be 

based on many factors and may be based on a person’s 

race, ethnicity, physical, mental or emotional ability status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, religion, or 

age; 


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Whereas bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person that involves a real 

or perceived imbalance of power; 

Whereas bullying includes harassment that may occur in the 

workplace, at schools, in families, in social settings, and 

online; 

Whereas discrimination and bullying have direct effects on 

the physical, emotional, and mental health of an individual, on organizational stability in schools and businesses, and on the well-being of society as a whole; 

Whereas a disproportionate number of individuals with disabilities, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, HispanicAmericans, Native Americans, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community report 

experiencing daily discrimination; 

Whereas 1 in 5 elders have experienced hostile animosity 

from their peers in a group setting; 

Whereas more than 500,000 reported accounts and millions 

of unreported accounts of elder abuse occur in homes, in 

relatives’ homes, and in facilities responsible for their 

care; 

Whereas 37 percent of people in the United States report 

being bullied on the job; 

Whereas 160,000 children around the United States stay 

home from school each day because of bullying and fear 

of bullying; 

Whereas in 80 percent of school shooting cases in the 1990s, 

the shooters had histories of being bullied; 

Whereas 80 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 

teenagers reported being bullied at school; 


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Whereas more than 50 percent of adolescents and teenagers 

report being bullied online and bullying others online; 

Whereas people of all ages, groups, and backgrounds may be 

victims of bullying, marginalization, and discrimination, 

and bullying may lead to or worsen depression, anxiety, 

and social isolation, which can lead to thoughts of suicide 

or suicidal behavior; and 

Whereas October 2013 would be an appropriate month to 

designate as ‘‘National Anti-Bullying Month’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 

2 the designation of ‘‘National Anti-Bullying Month’’ in 

3 order to acknowledge the harmful impact of bullying and 

4 of judging others based on appearance or group affiliation 

5 and to promote respect and support everyone’s right to 

6 be who he or she is without being shamed, judged, or at7 tacked. 

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