IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 908 
Expressing support for designation of October 2016 as ‘‘Bullying Prevention 
Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. 
GARAMENDI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of October 2016 as 
‘‘Bullying Prevention Month’’. 
Whereas bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behav-
ior intended to emotionally or physically harm another 
person that involves a real or perceived imbalance of 
power; 
Whereas bullying includes— 
(1) verbal bullying, including teasing, name-calling, 
inappropriate comments, taunting, and threatening to 
cause harm; 
(2) social or relational bullying, or the attempt to 
damage a person’s reputation or relationships; and 
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(3) physical bullying, or attempts and success in 
harming a person physically or damaging their personal 
possessions; 
Whereas bullying includes harassment that may occur over 
the Internet, in the workplace, schools, homes, nursing 
homes, and within social settings; 
Whereas judgment and discrimination against others may be 
based on a person’s actual or perceived race or ethnicity, 
physical, mental or emotional ability status, sexual ori-
entation, sex, gender identity, religion, or age; 
Whereas a disproportionate number of individuals with dis-
abilities, individuals with body image issues, individuals 
of religious minorities, African-Americans, Asian-Ameri-
cans, Hispanic-Americans, Native Americans, and mem-
bers of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer 
community report experiencing daily discrimination; 
Whereas nearly 1 in 3 students report being bullied during 
the school year, and only 36 percent of these students re-
ported the bullying; 
Whereas 160,000 children around the United States stay 
home from school each day because of bullying and fear 
of bullying; 
Whereas nearly 43 percent of all young people report experi-
encing cyberbullying, and 1 in 4 has had it happen more 
than once; 
Whereas cyberbullying occurs on social media and online and 
is used to— 
(1) threaten and harass individuals; 
(2) ‘‘out’’ or expose personal information and photo-
graphs; 
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(3) victim blame and survivor shame, especially in 
the cases of sexual harassment and assault; and 
(4) make inflammatory comments or masquerade as 
an individual to harm their reputation or character; 
Whereas 80 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 
and queer teenagers reported being bullied at school, and 
42 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer teenagers reported feeling unsafe at school because 
of their gender identity, gender expression, or sexual ori-
entation; 
Whereas 82 percent of transgender youth report that they 
feel unsafe at school, 44 percent had been physically as-
saulted, 67 percent had been bullied online, and 64 per-
cent had reported their property stolen or destroyed; 
Whereas 35 percent of people in the United States report 
being bullied on the job, the majority of whom report 
being bullied by their bosses or another person of power; 
Whereas the majority of workplace bullying is directed at 
women and racial minorities, predominantly Hispanic- 
Americans, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans; 
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 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; 
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Whereas discrimination and bullying have serious and lasting 
effects on the physical, emotional, and mental health of 
an individual, families, on organizational stability in 
schools and businesses, and on the well-being of society 
as a whole; 
Whereas bullying can be eliminated by creating a culture that 
supports ‘‘upstanders’’, a name for those who stand 
against bullying and bullies, and society needs to promote 
a positive way to talk about bullying; and 
Whereas October 2016 would be an appropriate month to 
designate as ‘‘Bullying Prevention Month’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of ‘‘Bullying Prevention Month’’ in order 
to— 
(1) acknowledge the harmful impact of bullying 
and of judging others based on appearance or group 
affiliation; 
(2) promote respect and support everyone’s 
right to be who he or she is without being shamed, 
judged, or attacked; and 
(3) 
support 
the 
addition 
of 
the 
term 
‘‘upstander’’ to our shared language to recognize 
those who stand up to bullying and the value of posi-
tive language and its ability to change behavior. 
Æ 
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