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HCONRES 123 109th Congress House Commemorations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in education Education Elementary and secondary education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Homosexuality Local laws School personnel Sex change Sex discrimination Sexual harassment Sexual orientation Special days State laws Students Teachers

Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.

Introduced: April 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 5, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 5, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in schools). Encourages each city and State to adopt laws to prohibit such discrimination and harassment.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 22, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 3, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 5, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 123: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-123/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 123: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-123/.
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H. Con. Res. 123, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-123/.
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[H. Con. Res. 123: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-123/)
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