Text of US SR 505 (2014)

III 113TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 505 Congratulating the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus association on the 10-year anniversary of the association. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 17, 2014 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. UDALL of Colo- rado, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. SAND- ERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. BENNET) submitted the fol- lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Ad- ministration RESOLUTION Congratulating the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus association on the 10-year anniversary of the association. Whereas on April 23, 2004, several Senate staffers joined to form a first-of-its-kind staff association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘LGBT’’) Senate staff and their allies; Whereas the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff Caucus association (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘GLASS Caucus association’’) continues to serve the Senate com- munity by raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBT community; VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:27 Jul 18, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR505.IS SR505 tjames on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 505 IS Whereas the GLASS Caucus association continues to pro- mote the welfare and dignity of LGBT Senate employees; and Whereas the GLASS Caucus association continues to provide a safe environment for social interaction and professional development: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) congratulates the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies 2 Senate Staff Caucus association (referred to in this 3 resolution as the ‘‘GLASS Caucus association’’) on 4 the momentous occasion of the association’s 10th 5 anniversary; 6 (2) commends the late Senator Frank Raleigh 7 Lautenberg of New Jersey for the critical role he 8 played in the formation of the GLASS Caucus asso- 9 ciation and for his stalwart support for equality; and 10 (3) recognizes inaugural GLASS Caucus Steer- 11 ing Committee members Lynden Armstrong, Brett 12 Bearce, Jeffrey Levensaler, Josh Brekenfeld, Jason 13 Knapp, John Fossum, Kelsey Phipps, and Mat 14 Young for their vision and hard work in establishing 15 the GLASS Caucus association. 16 Æ VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:27 Jul 18, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR505.IS SR505 tjames on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with BILLS