Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

H. Res. 388 · 116th Congress · May 17, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports the goals and ideals of an International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia;

(2)

encourages the Federal Government, States, localities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community organizations to observe the day with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia and empowering communities to celebrate and respect their diversity;

(3)

encourages health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the LGBT community, schools to support the creation of gay-straight alliances to achieve safer learning environments, and individuals to learn about national resources for those who identify as LGBT; and

(4)

encourages the Federal Government, States, international funding organizations, and United States bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to prioritize the health and human rights of LGBT people.

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May 17, 2019viewing Introduced in House Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Titus, Ms. Speier, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Soto, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Correa, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Crist, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Takano, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Himes, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Porter, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Cisneros, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

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