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SR670

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling on communities across the country to take action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

Introduced·4/15/26
Introduced
Introduced in Senate · April 17, 2026

April 15 (

legislative day

, April 14), 2026

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

RESOLUTION

Supporting the goals and ideals of the 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling on communities across the country to take action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K–12 schools.

  1. (1) supports the goals and ideals of the “National Day of Silence”;
  2. (2) recognizes the contributions of students, families, educators, and community members who participate in the “National Day of Silence” to draw attention to the bullying, harassment, assault, and discrimination faced by LGBTQI+ students; and
  3. (3) encourages each State, city, and local educational agency to adopt laws and policies to prohibit bullying of and discrimination against students, teachers, and other school staff on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics (including intersex traits), so that the schools of the United States are institutions where all individuals are able to focus on learning.