IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 814 
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 18, 2021 
Ms. NEWMAN (for herself, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. TLAIB, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. WILD, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. DEAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. CRIST, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. 
KHANNA, Ms. MENG, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. JONES, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, and Mr. CARSON) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day 
of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year 
to antitransgender violence. 
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•HRES 814 IH 
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 2021 honors the 
memory of those lives tragically lost in acts of 
antitransgender violence between October 1, 2020, and 
September 30, 2021; 
Whereas the United States is currently experiencing an epi-
demic of violence against transgender Americans; 
Whereas 2021 is officially the deadliest year on record for 
hateful violence against transgender Americans including 
undocumented transgender immigrants; 
Whereas at least 47 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people were violently killed in the United States in 2021, 
a number many believe to be much higher due to the 
prevalence of underreporting or misreporting violence 
against this community; 
Whereas the lives of Felycya Harris, Brooklyn Deshuna, Sara 
Blackwood, Angel Unique, Skylar Heath, Yunieski Carey 
Herrera, Asia Jynae´ Foster, Chae’Meshia Simms, Kim-
berly Fial, Jaheim Pugh Jaheim Barbie, Courtney 
‘‘Eshay’’ Key, Alexandria Winchester, Tyianna Alex-
ander, Samuel Edmund Damia´n Valentı´n, Bianca ‘‘Muf-
fin’’ Bankz, Dominique Jackson, Fifty Bandz, Alexus 
Braxton, Chyna Carrillo, Jeffrey ‘‘JJ’’ Bright and Jas-
mine Cannady (siblings), Jenna Franks, Diamond Kyree 
Sanders, Rayanna Pardo, Jaida Peterson, Dominique 
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Lucious, Remy Fennell, Tiara Banks, Natalia Smut, Iris 
Santos, Tiffany Thomas, Keri Washington, Jahaira 
DeAlto, Whispering Wind Bear Spirit, Sophie Va´squez, 
Danika ‘‘Danny’’ Henson, Serenity Hollis, Oliver ‘‘Ollie’’ 
Taylor, Thomas Hardin, Poe Black, EJ Boykin, Aidelen 
Evans, Taya Ashton, Shai Vanderpump, Tierramarie 
Lewis, Miss CoCo, Pooh Johnson, Disaya Monaee, 
Briana Hamilton, and Kie´r Laprı´ Kartier were needlessly 
ended at the hands of transphobic violence between Octo-
ber 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021; 
Whereas the lives of Mel Groves, Royal Poetical Starz, Zoella 
‘‘Zoey’’ Rose Martinez, Jo Acker, Jessi Hart, Rikkey 
Outumuro, Jenny De Leon, Marquiisha Lawrence, and 
Angel Naira were needlessly ended at the hands of 
transphobic violence since October 1, 2021; 
Whereas at least 375 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people have been murdered worldwide in 2021, an in-
crease of 7 percent from the 2020 update, according to 
the Trans Murder Monitoring Project; 
Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor-
tionately targets transgender women of color; 
Whereas the COVID–19 global health pandemic has had a 
disproportionate 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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Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United 
States will attempt suicide at 1 point in their lifetimes, 
a rate that is 8 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 dignity and 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 Admiral Rachel L. Levine, M.D., became the first 
openly transgender person confirmed by the Senate to a 
Federal post as Assistant Secretary of Health for the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, and the first 
openly transgender 4-star officer to lead the United 
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States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 1 of 
the 8 uniformed services; 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 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; 
(5) recognizes the bravery and resilience of the 
transgender community as it fights for equal dignity 
and respect; and 
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(6) recognizes the multitude of contributions 
and cultural impact the transgender community has 
had on American society. 
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