IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 886 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance 
by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and 
memorializing the lives lost this year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, 
Mr. CASAR, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
DELUZIO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, 
Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FROST, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. ROBERT GAR-
CIA of California, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. BALINT, and 
Mr. SHERMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day 
of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence 
toward transgender people and memorializing the lives 
lost this year. 
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•HRES 886 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 2023 honors the 
memory of the lives of transgender people tragically lost 
in acts of violence between October 1, 2022, and Sep-
tember 30, 2023; 
Whereas the United States is currently experiencing an epi-
demic of violence against transgender Americans; 
Whereas at least 33 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people were violently killed in the United States in 2023, 
a number many believe to be much higher due to the 
prevalence of underreporting or misreporting violence 
against this community; 
Whereas the lives of Tiffany Banks, Kelly Loving, Daniel 
Aston, Diamond Jackson-McDonald, Destiny Howard, 
Mar’Quis ‘‘MJ’’ Jackson, Caelee Love-Light, Jasmine 
‘‘Star’’ Mack; KC Johnson, Unique Banks, Zachee 
Imanitwitaho, Maria Jose Rivera Rivera, Chashay 
Ashanti Henderson, Paris Aminah, Tortuguita, Ta’Siyah 
Woodland, Ashley Burton, Koko Da Doll, Banko Brown, 
Ashia Davis, Chanell Perez Ortiz, Jacob Williamson, 
Camdyn Rider, De´Vonnie J’Rae Johnson, Thomas ‘‘Tom- 
Tom’’ Robertson, YOKO, Luis A´ngel Dı´az Castro, 
Sherlyn Marjorie, Emma Borhanian, Clayton Stephens, 
Ome Gandhi, Lovely Page, Bre’Asia Banks, Alexa 
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•HRES 886 IH 
Sokova were tragically lost in acts of violence between 
October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023; 
Whereas following the introduction of the Transgender Day 
of Remembrance Resolution of 2022, the lives of Morgan 
Moore, Kylie Monali, and London Starr were reported to 
have been lost to acts of violence between October 1, 
2021, and September 30, 2022; 
Whereas at least 285 transgender or gender nonconforming 
people have been murdered worldwide in 2023, according 
to the Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial page 
from Trans Lives Matters; 
Whereas on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance in 
2022, two transgender people—Kelly Loving and Daniel 
Aston—and three others—Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, 
and Raymond Green Vance—were murdered, and dozens 
more injured, inside Club Q in an act of anti-LGBTQI+ 
extremism; 
Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor-
tionately impacts transgender women of color; 
Whereas Black transgender women are the most targeted 
group to experience violence in the United States; 
Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, 
such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimina-
tion, higher rates of unemployment, and, in an increas-
ingly higher number of States, legal barriers to accessing 
medical care; 
Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from 
higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as 
many as one-third of transgender women and one-half of 
transgender women who are Black, Middle Eastern, mul-
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•HRES 886 IH 
tiracial, or undocumented have ever experienced home-
lessness; 
Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United 
States will attempt suicide at least once, and over 1 in 
20 will attempt suicide each year, a rate that is almost 
10 times higher than the rest of the United States popu-
lation; 
Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender 
experience disproportionate rates of violence, including 
sexual violence, as they seek safety; 
Whereas transgender immigrants have died in American de-
tention centers due to medical neglect, injury, and abuse 
at the hands of staff; 
Whereas transgender people who are housed in institutional 
settings such as jails and prisons are subject to high lev-
els of violence and discrimination; 
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 continued introduction of anti-transgender legis-
lation has fueled violence against transgender Americans; 
Whereas efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming 
healthcare has stripped many transgender people of ac-
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•HRES 886 IH 
cess to medically necessary care, led to a spike in poor 
mental health and suicidality among transgender youth 
and adults, increased bullying and assault in schools, and 
left parents afraid their children may be removed from 
their homes because they support their transgender child; 
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; 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 by recognizing 
the epidemic of violence toward transgender people 
and memorializing the lives lost this year; 
(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; 
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