H.Res. 1234: Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-11-20 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-11-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses support for the principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the lives lost to anti-transgender violence this year. The resolution also recognizes that alarming trends of increased violence against transgender Americans, particularly against transgender women of color, are unacceptable. The resolution supports efforts to study, respond to, and prevent violence against transgender people. Finally, the resolution affirms the principle that every person is endowed with basic human rights and also recognizes the bravery and resilience of the transgender community as it fights for equal dignity and respect.

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Official text

Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · 34 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres1234.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres1234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116