IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1588 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance 
by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and 
memorializing the lives lost this year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AMO, Ms. BALINT, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
BOWMAN, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BUSH, Mr. 
CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASAR, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CHU, 
Ms. CRAIG, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Ms. DEAN
of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. 
FLETCHER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. FROST, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOLDMAN of 
New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
KILDEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LEE of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
LYNCH, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. 
MCIVER, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, 
Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
PORTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
SALINAS, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. SORENSEN, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
TORRES of New York, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. WILSON of 
Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
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•HRES 1588 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day 
of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence 
toward transgender people and memorializing the lives 
lost this year. 
Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance was created fol-
lowing the 1998 killing of Rita Hester, a transgender 
woman of color, whose murder has yet to be solved; 
Whereas, the following year on November 20, 1999, Gwen-
dolyn Ann Smith created the first Transgender Day of 
Remembrance in honor of Rita Hester and other 
transgender people whose lives were lost due to violence; 
Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024 honors the 
memory of the lives of transgender people tragically lost 
in acts of violence between October 1, 2023, and Sep-
tember 30, 2024; 
Whereas the United States is currently experiencing an epi-
demic of violence against transgender Americans; 
Whereas at least 38 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people were violently killed in the United States between 
October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024, a number 
many believe to be much higher due to the prevalence of 
underreporting or misreporting violence against this com-
munity; 
Whereas the lives of Chyna Long, A’nee Johnson, Lisa Love 
Turman, Dominic Dupree (Dominic Palace), London 
Price, Amiri Reid, Kejuan Richardson, Jean Butchart, 
Savannah Ryan Williams, Meghan Riley Lewis, Amber 
Minor, Kitty Monroe (Marcos Lugo), Righteous TK 
‘‘Chevy’’ Hill, Diamond Brigman, Alex Franco, Meraxes 
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•HRES 1588 IH 
Medina, Africa (‘‘Emma’’) Parrilla Garcia, Tee Arnold 
(‘‘Lagend Billions’’), Nevaeh River Goddard, Adrea Doria 
Dos Passos, Sasha Williams, Starr Brown, Kita Bee, 
Reyna Hernandez, Brandon ‘‘Tayy Dior’’ Thomas, 
Michelle Henry, Yella (Robert) Clark, Jr., Jazlynn John-
son, Liara Tsai, Pauly Likens, Shannon Boswell, Kenji 
Spurgeon, Monique Brooks, Dylan Gurley, Tai’Von 
Lathan, Vanity Williams, Redd (Barbie), and Kassim 
Omar were tragically lost in acts of violence between Oc-
tober 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024; 
Whereas following the introduction of the Transgender Day 
of Remembrance Resolution of 2023, the lives of 
LaKendra Andrews and Skyler Gilmore were reported to 
have been lost to acts of violence between October 1, 
2020, and September 30, 2023; 
Whereas at least 327 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people have been murdered worldwide between October 1, 
2023, and September 30, 2024, according to the 
Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial page from 
Trans Lives Matters; 
Whereas nonfatal antitrans violence can still have lethal im-
pacts, such as in the suicide of 16-year-old Nex Benedict 
in Oklahoma, who took their own life following months 
of school-based bullying and a physical attack in their 
school restroom; 
Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor-
tionately impacts transgender women of color; 
Whereas Black transgender women are the most targeted 
group to experience violence in the United States; 
Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, 
such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimina-
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•HRES 1588 IH 
tion, higher rates of unemployment, and, in an increas-
ingly higher number of States, legal barriers to accessing 
medical care; 
Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from 
higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as 
many as one-third of transgender women and one-half of 
transgender women who are Black, Middle Eastern, mul-
tiracial, or undocumented have ever experienced home-
lessness; 
Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United 
States will attempt suicide at least once, and over 1 in 
20 will attempt suicide each year, a rate that is almost 
10 times higher than the rest of the United States popu-
lation; 
Whereas over half of all transgender youth in the United 
States have considered attempting suicide at least once in 
the last year, and over a quarter have attempted suicide, 
almost 2.5 times that of United States youth as a whole; 
Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender 
experience disproportionate rates of violence, including 
sexual violence, as they seek safety; 
Whereas transgender immigrants have died in American de-
tention centers due to medical neglect, injury, and abuse 
at the hands of staff; 
Whereas transgender people who are housed in institutional 
settings such as jails and prisons are subject to high lev-
els of violence and discrimination; 
Whereas transgender students are significantly more likely to 
experience bullying or harassment at school due to their 
gender identity; 
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•HRES 1588 IH 
Whereas understanding and addressing the challenges faced 
by transgender Americans is hampered by a severe lack 
of data; 
Whereas Congress and the executive branch must act to pro-
tect and preserve the lives of all Americans, including 
transgender Americans, through inclusive legislation and 
policies that treat everyone with dignity and respect; 
Whereas the continued introduction of anti-transgender legis-
lation has fueled violence against transgender Americans; 
Whereas efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming 
healthcare has stripped many transgender people of ac-
cess to medically necessary care, led to a spike in poor 
mental health and suicidality among transgender youth 
and adults, increased bullying and assault in schools, and 
left parents afraid their children may be removed from 
their homes because they support their transgender child; 
Whereas the transgender community has shown great resil-
ience in the face of adversity in all aspects of their lives, 
including housing, education, employment, and health 
care; and 
Whereas the transgender community has demonstrated tre-
mendous leadership since the courageous actions of many 
community members, including Marsha P. Johnson and 
Sylvia Rivera, at the Stonewall uprising of 1969: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and principles of 
Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing 
the epidemic of violence toward transgender people 
and memorializing the lives lost this year; 
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•HRES 1588 IH 
(2) recognizes that the alarming trends of in-
creased violence against transgender Americans, par-
ticularly transgender women of color, are unaccept-
able, and that finding solutions to these issues must 
be a pressing priority for the United States Govern-
ment; 
(3) supports efforts to study, respond to, and 
prevent violence against transgender people; 
(4) affirms the principle that every person is 
endowed with basic human rights and that our Na-
tion’s commitment to this principle must encompass 
every single individual; 
(5) recognizes the bravery and resilience of the 
transgender community as it fights for equal dignity 
and respect; and 
(6) recognizes the multitude of contributions 
and cultural impact the transgender community has 
had on American society. 
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