H. Res. 1162
Supporting the goals and ideals of Glisten's (formerly GLSEN's) 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling communities across the country to action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence; (2) recognizes the contributions of students and families, educators, and community members participating in the National Day of Silence, to draw attention to the bullying, harassment, assault, and discrimination faced by LGBTQI+ students; and (3) encourages each State, city, and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit bullying of and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics (including intersex traits), so that the Nation’s schools are institutions where all individuals are able to focus on learning.