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Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in…

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Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.

Introduced: April 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Apr 1, 2009
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 1, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Apr 1, 2009
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 state, city, and local education authority to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling, bullying, harassment, and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression.

What's happening now May 14, 2009

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

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 14, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 18, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 1, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 1, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 92: Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-92/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 92: Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-92/.
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H. Con. Res. 92, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-92/.
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[H. Con. Res. 92: Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-92/)
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