IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 4 
Supporting the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week in bringing atten-
tion to name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools 
and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate 
name-calling, bullying, and harassment in their communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. 
PORTER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. 
HAYES, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. KILMER) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week 
in bringing attention to name-calling of all kinds and 
providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch 
an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate name-call-
ing, bullying, and harassment in their communities. 
Whereas over 60 organizations, including the National School 
Boards Association, the National Association of Elemen-
tary School Principals, the National Association of Sec-
ondary School Principals, the National Education Asso-
ciation, the National Association of School Psychologists, 
GLSEN, and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 
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have come together as No Name-Calling Week partner 
organizations; 
Whereas tens of thousands of elementary and middle school 
students have participated in No Name-Calling Week 
since its inception in 2004; 
Whereas bullying and name-calling disproportionately impact 
students who hold more than one real or perceived iden-
tity-based attribute that makes them vulnerable to such 
inappropriate behavior in communities across the coun-
try; 
Whereas GLSEN has conducted and released national studies 
analyzing the pervasive harassment and victimization 
faced by elementary students and lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
and transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) sec-
ondary students; 
Whereas 26 percent of elementary students reported hearing 
others say hurtful things based on another student’s race 
or ethnic background; 
Whereas 36 percent of elementary students reported being 
bullied or called names at some point while in school and 
elementary students who are bullied are four times as 
likely as other students to say they do not want to go to 
school because they feel afraid or unsafe; 
Whereas 44 percent of LGBTQ+ middle and high school stu-
dents frequently or often hear negative remarks about 
transgender people in school and nearly 70 percent of 
LGBTQ+ middle and high school students were verbally 
harassed in the past year because of their sexual orienta-
tion; 
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Whereas 45 percent of LGBTQ+ middle and high school stu-
dents experienced harassment via electronic means in the 
past year; 
Whereas 82 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native 
LGBTQ+ (or Two Spirit) middle and high school stu-
dents felt unsafe based on their sexual orientation in the 
past year; 
Whereas 60 percent of Latinx LGBTQ+ middle and high 
school students experienced bullying based on their gen-
der expression in the past year; 
Whereas nearly 60 percent of Black LGBTQ+ middle and 
high school students experienced bullying based on their 
sexual orientation in the past year; 
Whereas 44 percent of multiracial LGBTQ+ middle and high 
school students felt unsafe in school based on the way 
they express their gender; and 
Whereas 37 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported being 
victimized at school based on their actual or perceived 
disability: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of No Name- 
Calling Week; 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe No Name-Calling Week with appropriate 
ceremonies, programs, and activities; 
(3) encourages schools to consider a more com-
prehensive anti-bullying and harassment policy that 
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contains specific provisions addressing incidents 
based on sexual orientation or gender identity; and 
(4) calls for schools to have more inclusive cur-
ricula on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, 
queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) people, history, 
and events. 
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