Text of US HR 899 (2025)

IV 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 899 Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 20, 2025 Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. AMO, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CAR- SON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASAR, Ms. CHU, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. DEXTER, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. FROST, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KEN- NEDY of New York, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. MORRISON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. RIVAS, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SIMON, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ington, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. WIL- SON of Florida, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 899 IH toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year. Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance was created fol- lowing the 1998 killing of Rita Hester, a transgender woman of color, whose murder has yet to be solved; Whereas, the following year on November 20, 1999, Gwen- dolyn Ann Smith created the first Transgender Day of Remembrance in honor of Rita Hester and other transgender people whose lives were lost due to violence; Whereas Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025 honors the memory of the lives of transgender people tragically lost in acts of violence between October 1, 2024, and Sep- tember 30, 2025; Whereas the United States is currently experiencing an epi- demic of violence against transgender Americans; Whereas at least 27 transgender or gender nonconforming people were violently killed in the United States so far in 2025, a number many believe to be much higher due to the prevalence of underreporting or misreporting violence against this community; Whereas the lives of Rick Alastor Newman, Jay Floris, Quanesha Shantel (‘‘Cocoa’’), Kyla Jane Walker, Ra’lasia Wright, Cam Thompson, Tahiry Broom, Sam Nordquist, Amyri Dior, Linda Becerra Moran, Ervianna Johnson, Kaitoria Bankz, Jax Gratton, Kelsey Elem, Shy’Parius Dupree, Karmin Wells, Hope Lyca Youngblood, Laura Schueler, Christina Hayes, JJ Godbey, Kamora Woods, Dream Johnson, Blair A. Sawyer, Rosa Machuca, Onyx Cornish, Kası´ Rhea (‘‘Kaeyy Holmes’’), and Tiara Love Jackson (‘‘Tori’’) were tragically lost in acts of violence between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 899 IH Whereas the remains of Aubrey Dameron and Jay Lee were found in 2025; Whereas, to date, at least 241 transgender or gender noncon- forming people have been lost in acts of violence world- wide in 2025, according to the Transgender Day of Re- membrance memorial page from Trans Lives Matter; Whereas, on October 13, 2025, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a pioneer transgender activist who participated in the up- rising at Stonewall in 1969 and served as the Executive Director of the Transgender Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project, passed away; Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor- tionately impacts transgender women of color; Whereas Black transgender women are the most targeted group to experience violence in the United States; Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimina- tion, higher rates of unemployment, and, in an increas- ingly higher number of States, legal barriers to accessing medical care; Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as many as one-third of transgender women and one-half of transgender women who are Black, Middle Eastern, mul- tiracial, or undocumented have ever experienced home- lessness; Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United States will attempt suicide at least once, and over 1 in 20 will attempt suicide each year, a rate that is almost 10 times higher than the rest of the United States popu- lation; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 899 IH Whereas over half of all transgender youth in the United States have considered attempting suicide at least once in the last year, and over a quarter have attempted suicide, almost 2.5 times that of United States youth as a whole; Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender experience disproportionate rates of violence, including sexual violence, as they seek safety; Whereas transgender immigrants have died in American de- tention centers due to medical neglect, injury, and abuse at the hands of staff; Whereas transgender people in institutional settings such as jails and prisons are subject to high levels of violence and discrimination, especially when they lack access to appro- priate facilities and care based on their gender identity; Whereas transgender students are significantly more likely to experience bullying or harassment at school due to their gender identity; Whereas understanding and addressing the challenges faced by transgender Americans is hampered by a severe lack of data; Whereas Congress and the executive branch must act to pro- tect and preserve the lives of all Americans, including transgender Americans, through inclusive legislation and policies that treat everyone with dignity and respect; Whereas the continued introduction of anti-transgender legis- lation and Executive orders have fueled violence against transgender Americans; Whereas efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming healthcare has stripped many transgender people of ac- cess to medically-necessary care, led to a spike in poor mental health and suicidality among transgender youth VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HRES 899 IH and adults, increased bullying and assault in schools, and left parents afraid their children may be removed from their homes because they support their transgender child; Whereas the transgender community has shown great resil- ience in the face of adversity in all aspects of their lives, including housing, education, employment, and health care; and Whereas the transgender community has demonstrated tre- mendous leadership since the courageous actions of many community members, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, at the Stonewall uprising of 1969: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the goals and principles of 2 Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing 3 the epidemic of violence toward transgender people 4 and memorializing the lives lost this year; 5 (2) recognizes that the alarming trends of in- 6 creased violence against transgender Americans, par- 7 ticularly transgender women of color, are unaccept- 8 able, and that finding solutions to these issues must 9 be a pressing priority for the United States Govern- 10 ment; 11 (3) supports efforts to study, respond to, and 12 prevent violence against transgender people; 13 (4) affirms the principle that every person is 14 endowed with basic human rights and that our Na- 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HRES 899 IH tion’s commitment to this principle must encompass 1 every single individual; 2 (5) recognizes the bravery and resilience of the 3 transgender community as it fights for equal dignity 4 and respect; and 5 (6) recognizes the multitude of contributions 6 and cultural impact the transgender community has 7 had on American society. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Nov 21, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR899.IH HR899 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS