US HCR33 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-1)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Supports the goals and ideals of the National 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 educational agency 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.

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Title

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.

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-04-30HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2013-04-18HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2013-04-18HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-04-18HouseReferred 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.

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