IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1234 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance 
of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. DAVIDS of Kan-
sas, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Ms. MENG, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. POCAN) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judici-
ary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day 
of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year 
to antitransgender violence. 
Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020 honors the 
memory of the transgender lives tragically lost in acts of 
antitransgender violence between October 1, 2019, and 
September 30, 2020; 
Whereas the United States is currently experiencing an epi-
demic of violence against transgender people; 
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•HRES 1234 IH 
Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance was created fol-
lowing the 1998 murder 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 2020 marks one of the deadliest years on record for 
hate violence against transgender Americans including 
undocumented transgender immigrants; 
Whereas at least 37 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people were violently killed in 2020; 
Whereas at least 350 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people have been murdered worldwide in 2020 according 
to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project; 
Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor-
tionately targets transgender women of color; 
Whereas many incidences of violence against transgender in-
dividuals are unreported or misreported; 
Whereas the COVID–19 health pandemic has had a dis-
proportionate impact on transgender Americans; 
Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, 
such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimina-
tion, and higher rates of unemployment; 
Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from 
higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as 
many as one-third of transgender people and one-half of 
transgender people who are Black, Middle Eastern, mul-
tiracial, or undocumented have experienced homelessness; 
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•HRES 1234 IH 
Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United 
States will attempt suicide at one point in their lifetime, 
a rate that is eight times higher than the rest of the 
United States population; 
Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender 
experience disproportionate rates of violence, including 
sexual violence, as they seek safety; 
Whereas transgender people who are housed in institutional 
settings, including jails, prisons, and immigration deten-
tion centers, are subject to high levels of violence and dis-
crimination; 
Whereas transgender students are significantly more likely to 
experience bullying or harassment at school due to their 
gender identity; 
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 respect; 
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; 
Whereas six transgender candidates were elected to State of-
fice in the 2020 general election, increasing the total 
number of transgender elected officials in State legisla-
tures to seven; 
Whereas voters in the State of Delaware elected the Nation’s 
first openly transgender State senator; and 
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•HRES 1234 IH 
Whereas the transgender community has demonstrated tre-
mendous leadership since the courageous actions of many 
community members, including Marsha P. Johnson, 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 of memorializing 
the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence; 
(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; and 
(5) recognizes the bravery and resilience of the 
transgender community as it fights for equal dignity 
and respect. 
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