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HCONRES 126 110th 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 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 23, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 23, 2007
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 discrimination and harassment against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.

What's happening now July 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 2, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 24, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2007
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 23, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 126: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-126/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 126: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-126/.
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H. Con. Res. 126, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-126/.
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[H. Con. Res. 126: 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/110-HCONRES-126/)
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