IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 514 
Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that 
face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support 
all survivors of sexual violence and gender-based violence, including immi-
grant survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, survivors with disabil-
ities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, 
survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 
queer, and intersex survivors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2019 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. SABLAN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of 
communities that face systemic barriers in the effort 
to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual 
violence and gender-based violence, including immigrant 
survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, survivors with 
disabilities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska 
Native survivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, and 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex 
survivors. 
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Whereas sexual violence and gender-based violence are tools 
of oppression and forms of discrimination that can de-
prive individuals of equal access to educational opportuni-
ties; 
Whereas survivors of sexual violence face a significant num-
ber of health problems, including chronic conditions, sui-
cide, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder; 
Whereas discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimi-
nation on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, 
sex stereotypes, pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, 
childbirth, and related medical conditions; 
Whereas the 2015 United States Transgender Survey found 
that— 
(1) 47 percent of transgender people have been sexu-
ally assaulted; and 
(2) among transgender people of color, 65 percent of 
Native Americans, 59 percent of multiracial people, 58 
percent of Middle Eastern people, and 53 percent of Afri-
can Americans have been sexually assaulted; 
Whereas the Association of American Universities Campus 
Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct 
found that nearly 1 in 4 transgender, genderqueer, gen-
der non-conforming, or questioning students experience 
sexual violence while pursuing an undergraduate degree; 
Whereas the National Sexual Violence Resource Center found 
that 78 percent of transgender or gender non-conforming 
youth are sexually harassed during the period beginning 
in kindergarten and ending in 12th grade; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence 
Survey found that— 
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(1) 44 percent of lesbian women and 61 percent of 
bisexual women experience rape, physical violence, or 
stalking by an intimate partner, compared to 35 percent 
of heterosexual women; and 
(2) 40 percent of gay men and 37 percent of bisex-
ual men have experienced sexual violence other than rape, 
compared to 21 percent of heterosexual men; 
Whereas the National Women’s Law Center 2017 Let Her 
Learn Survey found that 38 percent of lesbian, gay, bi-
sexual, or transgender teen girls reported experiencing 
sexual violence, compared to 21 percent of all girls; 
Whereas, according to the Department of Justice, people with 
disabilities are 3.5 times more likely to experience rape 
or sexual assault than people without disabilities; 
Whereas, according to the Vera Institute of Justice— 
(1) children with disabilities are 3 times more likely 
than children without disabilities to be sexually abused; 
and 
(2) 83 percent of women and 32 percent of men 
with cognitive disabilities reported being victims of sexual 
assault; 
Whereas women of all races and ethnicities face some risk of 
sexual assault, and, according to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention 2010 National Intimate Partner 
and Sexual Violence Survey, 33 percent of multiracial 
non-Hispanic women, nearly 27 percent of indigenous 
women, 22 percent of Black women, nearly 19 percent of 
White non-Hispanic women, more than 14 percent of 
Hispanic women, and 7 percent of Asian American and 
Pacific Islander women in the United States have experi-
enced rape; 
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Whereas, according to a research report by the National In-
stitute of Justice, 56.1 percent of American Indian and 
Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence; 
Whereas sexual violence also affects adolescent girls and, ac-
cording to the National Women’s Law Center 2017 Let 
Her Learn Survey, 1 in 5 girls aged 14 to 18 has been 
kissed or touched without consent, including 24 percent 
of Latina girls, 23 percent of Native American girls, and 
22 percent of Black girls; 
Whereas studies show that sexual violence and gender-based 
violence are underreported crimes, indicating that the 
rates of sexual violence and gender-based violence may be 
even higher than these estimates; 
Whereas too many survivors from communities that face sys-
temic barriers are ignored, blamed, and cast aside when 
seeking support after experiencing a form of sexual vio-
lence or gender-based violence; 
Whereas communities that have been disproportionately 
harmed by the criminal justice system, including Black 
women and girls, may be less likely to report sexual vio-
lence when that violence occurs; 
Whereas incarcerated women report extensive histories of 
emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; 
Whereas, according to the Department of Justice, ‘‘allega-
tions of sexual misconduct were made in all but one State 
prison and 41% of local and private jails and prisons’’; 
Whereas prior abuse is a key predictor of involvement in the 
juvenile justice system; 
Whereas, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, nearly 
3⁄4 of girls in the juvenile justice system have experienced 
physical or sexual abuse, and many of those girls experi-
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ence criminal penalties for their responses to sexual vio-
lence; 
Whereas communities of color are overrepresented in jails 
and prisons in the United States and disproportionately 
impacted by violence, including sexual violence, in the 
criminal justice system; 
Whereas youth of color, youth with disabilities, and youth 
who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or 
gender non-conforming are overrepresented in the child 
welfare system; 
Whereas lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are 
overrepresented in the youth homeless population, mak-
ing them particularly at risk for sexual violence; 
Whereas the Center for American Progress reports that 22 
percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth 
have been sexually assaulted or raped, which is more 
than 3 times the rate of sexual assault and rape among 
other homeless youth; 
Whereas, according to the GLSEN 2016 report entitled 
‘‘From Teasing to Torment: School Climate Revisited’’— 
(1) 
59.6 
percent 
of 
lesbian, 
gay, 
bisexual, 
transgender, and queer (referred to in this preamble as 
‘‘LGBTQ’’) secondary students have been sexually har-
assed at school, and LGBTQ students are more likely to 
experience sexual harassment than non-LGBTQ students; 
and 
(2) students with nontraditional gender expression 
are more likely to experience sexual harassment than stu-
dents with traditional gender expression; 
Whereas high-quality, medically accurate, and LGBTQ-af-
firming sex education is critical in the effort to eliminate 
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sexual violence by teaching young people about sexual as-
sault, harassment, and affirmative consent; 
Whereas less than 40 percent of all high schools and only 14 
percent of middle schools in the United States teach all 
of the topics identified by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention as important sexual health education top-
ics; 
Whereas, according to the National Center for Victims of 
Crime, a child who is the victim of prolonged sexual 
abuse usually develops low self-esteem, a feeling of worth-
lessness, and an abnormal or distorted view of sex; 
Whereas, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National 
Network, there is an increased likelihood that an indi-
vidual will suffer from suicidal or depressive thoughts 
after experiencing sexual violence; 
Whereas, at a time of prioritized mass detention and deporta-
tion and the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals Program, it is less safe for immigrants to 
report sexual violence; 
Whereas immigrant children are separated from their families 
and thousands of those children report sexual abuse in 
Government-funded detention camps; 
Whereas a history of systemic inequality and discrimination 
as well as incomplete solutions has resulted in a lack of 
resources to meet the needs of diverse survivor popu-
lations; 
Whereas, according to the National Alliance to End Sexual 
Violence— 
(1) there is a lack of resources for sexual violence 
and gender-based violence prevention for youth; 
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(2) many rape crisis centers have waiting lists for 
prevention programs; and 
(3) more investment is needed in the Rape Preven-
tion and Education Program; 
Whereas a 2016 National Consensus Statement of Anti-Sex-
ual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations in Sup-
port of Full and Equal Access for the Transgender Com-
munity, signed by over 300 local, State, and national or-
ganizations, stated: ‘‘As organizations that care about re-
ducing assault and violence, we favor laws and policies 
that protect transgender people from discrimination, in-
cluding in accessing facilities that match the gender they 
live every day.’’; 
Whereas sexual violence and gender-based violence will only 
end if— 
(1) the experiences and needs of immigrant sur-
vivors, survivors who are incarcerated, American Indian 
or Alaska Native survivors, survivors of child sexual 
abuse, queer and intersex survivors, and survivors with 
disabilities are respected and supported; and 
(2) those survivors are provided culturally and lin-
guistically appropriate and relevant services and accom-
modations; 
Whereas current support systems mandated by Federal law 
for survivors of sexual violence are neither comprehensive 
nor fully representative of the vast and pervasive ele-
ments within rape culture; and 
Whereas Congress is working to confront pervasive sexual vi-
olence in the workplace, in schools, and in every area of 
life: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) commits— 
(A) to elevating the voices, leadership, and 
needs of communities that face systemic bar-
riers in the effort to end sexual violence and 
gender-based violence; and 
(B) to support all survivors of sexual vio-
lence, including— 
(i) immigrant survivors; 
(ii) survivors who are incarcerated; 
(iii) survivors with disabilities; 
(iv) survivors of color; 
(v) American Indian or Alaska Native 
survivors; 
(vi) survivors of child sexual abuse; 
and 
(vii) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen-
der, queer, and intersex survivors; 
(2) supports efforts to raise awareness of the 
history of sexual violence prevention programs; 
(3) calls upon this Chamber— 
(A) to ensure that responding to the needs 
of sexual violence survivors is a legislative pri-
ority; 
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(B) to demonstrate proactive leadership in 
the effort to end sexual violence and gender- 
based violence; and 
(C) to reject rollbacks of enforcement and 
interpretations of protections against harass-
ment under— 
(i) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), which 
prohibits discrimination in education pro-
grams based on race, color, or national ori-
gin; 
(ii) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), which pro-
hibits discrimination in employment based 
on race, color, national origin, sex (includ-
ing on the basis of sexual orientation, gen-
der identity, sex stereotypes, pregnancy, 
childbirth, and related medical conditions), 
or religion; 
(iii) title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 
which prohibits discrimination in education 
programs based on sex (including on the 
basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, 
sex stereotypes, pregnancy, termination of 
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pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical 
conditions); 
(iv) titles I and II of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12111 et seq.), which prohibit discrimina-
tion based on disability in employment and 
public schools, respectively; and 
(v) section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which pro-
hibits discrimination based on disability in 
education programs; 
(4) affirms that— 
(A) title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title II of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), section 504 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) intersect; and 
(B) to address sexual violence and gender- 
based violence in an educational setting, it must 
be acknowledged that— 
(i) protections under these com-
prehensive civil rights laws— 
(I) are intersecting; and 
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(II) address how sexual violence 
and gender-based violence affect equal 
access to education; and 
(ii) without prompt and equitable re-
sponses to sexual violence, schools may be 
in violation of civil rights laws; 
(5) affirms the pursuit of legislative solutions 
that— 
(A) address the unique needs and experi-
ences of survivors of sexual violence from com-
munities that face systemic barriers, including 
immigrant survivors, survivors who are incar-
cerated, survivors with disabilities, survivors of 
color, American Indian or Alaska Native sur-
vivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, and les-
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and 
intersex survivors; 
(B) clarify and strengthen existing protec-
tions from sexual harassment and other forms 
of discrimination in employment, housing, edu-
cation, public accommodations, and federally 
funded programs; 
(C) allocate resources based on the needs 
and vulnerability of diverse survivor popu-
lations; and 
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(D) allocate resources for disaggregated re-
search initiatives that shed light on the dis-
proportionate levels of sexual violence and gen-
der-based violence, and the impact of sexual vi-
olence and gender-based violence, on diverse 
survivor populations; and 
(6) calls upon the executive branch to faithfully 
and robustly enforce laws that protect survivors of 
sexual violence and communities at higher risk of 
sexual violence and gender-based violence from har-
assment, discrimination, and mistreatment. 
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