IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1121 
Remembering the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death and express-
ing Congress’s continued support for the prevention of hate crimes and 
the advancement of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2018 
Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. SOTO, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
HIMES, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. PETERS, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
DELANEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. MACARTHUR, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. BASS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. CRIST, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. WALZ, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. CLARK of Massa-
chusetts, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, and Mr. HECK) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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•HRES 1121 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Remembering the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s 
death and expressing Congress’s continued support for 
the prevention of hate crimes and the advancement of 
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer Americans. 
Whereas, on October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard was targeted 
and brutally attacked due to his sexual orientation, and 
he ultimately passed away on October 12, 1998; 
Whereas during the past 20 years, American society has 
made substantial progress to recognize the dignity of les-
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) 
Americans and create a more inclusive and equal Nation; 
Whereas despite this progress, many Americans of minority 
sexual orientations and gender identities still face regular 
harassment, as well as discrimination in housing, employ-
ment, public accommodations, health care, and other 
services; 
Whereas LGBTQ youth more frequently face harassment, 
threats, and violence, increasing risk to their mental and 
behavioral health; 
Whereas LGBTQ people still face higher risk of victimization 
and violent crimes; and 
Whereas transgender people, particularly transgender women 
of color, face a substantial risk of assault, sexual vio-
lence, murder, and other violent crimes compared to their 
cisgender, straight peers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) finds that no person should face violence or 
discrimination because of their actual or perceived 
sexual orientation or gender identity; 
(2) encourages Federal, State, and local govern-
ment leaders and agencies to develop policies that 
prevent hate crimes, seek justice for victims of hate 
crimes, and create schools, workplaces, and commu-
nities that welcome people of diverse sexual orienta-
tions and gender identities; 
(3) honors the contributions of Judy Shepard, 
Dennis Shepard, the Matthew Shepard Foundation, 
and the many other nonprofit organizations and les-
bian, 
gay, 
bisexual, 
transgender, 
and 
queer 
(LGBTQ) and allied community leaders who are 
working to advance tolerance, acceptance, equality, 
safety, and respect for LGBTQ Americans; 
(4) reaffirms its support for LGBTQ-inclusive 
hate crime prevention laws, including the Federal 
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate 
Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (18 U.S.C. 249), 
which support Americans’ safety and civil rights; 
and 
(5) recognizes the Federal Government must 
play a leading role in our Nation’s prevention, inves-
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tigation, and data collection and reporting on hate 
crimes. 
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