IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 86 
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN’s 2022 Day of Silence in bringing 
attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary, 
Two-Spirit, intersex, and questioning (LGBTQ+) bullying, harassment, 
discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals 
in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2022 
Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. OMAR, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Ms. TITUS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. 
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. EVANS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. PANETTA, 
Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. BOW-
MAN, Ms. DEAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. WELCH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JA-
COBS of California, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
AGUILAR, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. SOTO, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. TORRES of New 
York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Ms. CHU, Mr. POCAN, Mr. KAHELE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. BERA, Mr. JONES, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. MANNING, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and 
Mr. MALINOWSKI) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN’s 2022 Day of 
Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, transgender, queer, non-binary, Two-Spirit, intersex, 
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and questioning (LGBTQ+) bullying, harassment, dis-
crimination, and other forms of victimization faced by 
individuals in schools. 
Whereas the National Day of Silence is a day in which stu-
dents take a vow of silence to bring attention to the anti- 
LGBTQ+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and 
other forms of victimization faced by individuals in 
schools; 
Whereas GLSEN is a national nonprofit organization work-
ing to create safe and affirming learning environments in 
primary and secondary schools nationwide, regardless of 
sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; 
Whereas GLSEN designates one day of every April as the 
Day of Silence; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of students at thousands of 
schools have participated in the National Day of Silence 
in past years; 
Whereas GLSEN’s 2019 National School Climate Survey il-
lustrates the pervasive harassment and victimization 
faced by LGBTQ+ middle and high school students by 
documenting their experiences within the preceding aca-
demic year; 
Whereas nearly 69 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being verbally harassed by their peers at school because 
of their sexual orientation, and nearly 57 percent because 
of their gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 26 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being physically harassed by their peers at school because 
of their sexual orientation, and nearly 22 percent because 
of their gender expression; 
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Whereas 11 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported being 
physically assaulted by their peers at school because of 
their sexual orientation, and over 9 percent because of 
their gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 45 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being cyberbullied; 
Whereas 17 percent of LGBTQ+ youth reported being 
taught negative representations of LGBTQ+ people and 
history; 
Whereas nearly 56 percent of Asian-American and Pacific Is-
lander LGBTQ+ students experienced harassment or as-
sault related to their sexual orientation; 
Whereas 82 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native 
LGBTQ+ (or Two-Spirit) students experienced bullying 
based on their sexual orientation; 
Whereas 60 percent of Latinx LGBTQ+ students experi-
enced bullying based on their gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 59 percent of Black LGBTQ+ students expe-
rienced bullying based on their sexual orientation; 
Whereas nearly 37 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being harassed at school based on their actual or per-
ceived disability status; 
Whereas 59 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported that they 
felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation, 
and nearly 33 percent reported missing at least one en-
tire school day in the preceding month because of safety 
concerns; 
Whereas transgender students were more likely than all other 
students to report feeling unsafe at school because of 
their gender expression, and were more likely to report 
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missing school or changing schools because they felt un-
safe or uncomfortable; 
Whereas more than 77 percent of transgender students expe-
rienced discrimination at school; 
Whereas student academic performance is affected such that 
LGBTQ+ students who experienced high levels of victim-
ization because of their sexual orientation, gender iden-
tity, or gender expression report a lower grade point av-
erage than those of LGBTQ+ students who experienced 
low levels of such victimization; 
Whereas the presence of four supports—supportive educators, 
peer networks of support, comprehensive school and dis-
trict policies, and curriculum that includes positive rep-
resentations of LGBTQ+ people and history—contrib-
uted to a range of positive indicators including fewer re-
ports of missing school, fewer reports of feeling unsafe, 
greater academic achievement, higher educational aspira-
tions, and a greater sense of school belonging; 
Whereas a growing number of States, cities, and local edu-
cational agencies are adopting laws and policies to pro-
hibit bullying, harassment, and discrimination against 
students on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender 
identity, or gender expression; and 
Whereas every child should be guaranteed an education free 
from bullying, harassment, and discrimination regardless 
of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender ex-
pression: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
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(1) supports the goals and ideals of the Na-
tional Day of Silence; and 
(2) encourages each State, city, and local edu-
cational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit 
bullying, harassment, and discrimination against 
students, teachers, and other school staff regardless 
of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gen-
der expression, so that the Nation’s schools are in-
stitutions where all individuals are able to focus on 
learning. 
Æ 
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