That the Senate—
commits—
to elevating the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and gender-based violence; and
to support all survivors of sexual violence, including—
immigrant survivors;
survivors who are incarcerated;
survivors with disabilities;
survivors of color;
American Indian or Alaska Native survivors;
survivors of child sexual abuse; and
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex survivors;
supports efforts to raise awareness of the history of sexual violence prevention programs;
calls upon this Chamber—
to ensure that responding to the needs of sexual violence survivors is a legislative priority;
to demonstrate proactive leadership in the effort to end sexual violence and gender-based violence; and
to reject rollbacks of enforcement and interpretations of protections against harassment under—
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), which prohibits discrimination in education programs based on race, color, or national origin;
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, sex (including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), or religion;
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination in education programs based on sex (including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions);
titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.), which prohibit discrimination based on disability in employment and public schools, respectively; and
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination based on disability in education programs;
affirms that—
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) intersect; and
to address sexual violence and gender-based violence in an educational setting, it must be acknowledged that—
protections under these comprehensive civil rights laws—
are intersecting; and
address how sexual violence and gender-based violence affect equal access to education; and
without prompt and equitable responses to sexual violence, schools may be in violation of civil rights laws;
affirms the pursuit of legislative solutions that—
address the unique needs and experiences of survivors of sexual violence from communities that face systemic barriers, including immigrant survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, survivors with disabilities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex survivors;
clarify and strengthen existing protections from sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination in employment, housing, education, public accommodations, and federally funded programs;
allocate resources based on the needs and vulnerability of diverse survivor populations; and
allocate resources for disaggregated research initiatives that shed light on the disproportionate levels of sexual violence and gender-based violence, and the impact of sexual violence and gender-based violence, on diverse survivor populations; and
calls upon the executive branch to faithfully and robustly enforce laws that protect survivors of sexual violence and communities at higher risk of sexual violence and gender-based violence from harassment, discrimination, and mistreatment.