H.C.R. No. 51
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The brutal murder of Vanessa Guillén and the
  reaction on social media highlight the needed support to the
  military's response to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and
  missing persons; and
         WHEREAS, Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén had been missing
  for more than two months before her remains were discovered, and the
  murder investigation received widespread attention when law
  enforcement identified the suspect, a fellow military member whom
  Guillén was planning to formally accuse of sexual harassment; this
  prompted countless members of the U.S. military to share their
  personal experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault on
  social media with the hashtag #IAmVanessaGuillen; and
         WHEREAS, A close look at current military laws and policies
  reveals concerns, including conflicts of interest and limited
  options for reporting sexual harassment; too many military members
  have been failed by this system, and immediate action is imperative
  to avoid another tragedy; and
         WHEREAS, To correct these issues, the I am Vanessa Guillén
  Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives; and
         WHEREAS, The brave men and women who fight for our nation
  deserve access to justice, and Congress should listen to the
  service members calling for change in the aftermath of Vanessa
  Guillén's murder; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to pass
  the I am Vanessa Guillén Act, legislation ensuring that necessary
  changes are made, such as preventing conflicts of interest,
  requiring independent investigations that are conducted by trained
  investigators, establishing a confidential reporting option for
  sexual harassment that can convert to a formal complaint, and
  directing the Government Accountability Office to evaluate
  response procedures related to missing service members; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
  copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
  the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
  Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
  members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
  this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
  memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
 
 
Morales of Harris Neave
 
Minjarez Romero, Jr.
 
Perez Allen
 
Allison Anchia
 
Anderson Ashby
 
Bailes Beckley
 
Bell of Montgomery Bell of Kaufman
 
Bernal Biedermann
 
Bonnen Bowers
 
Buckley Bucy
 
Burns Burrows
 
Button Cain
 
Campos Canales
 
Capriglione Cason
 
Clardy Cole
 
Coleman Collier
 
Cook Cortez
 
Craddick Crockett
 
Cyrier Darby
 
Davis Dean
 
Deshotel Dominguez
 
Dutton Ellzey
 
Fierro Frank
 
Frullo Gates
 
Geren Gervin-Hawkins
 
Goldman González of Dallas
 
González of El Paso Goodwin
 
Guerra Guillen
 
Harless Harris
 
Hefner Hernandez
 
Herrero Hinojosa
 
Holland Howard
 
Huberty Hull
 
Hunter Israel
 
Jetton A. Johnson of Harris
 
J. Johnson of Harris Johnson of Dallas
 
Kacal King of Hemphill
 
King of Parker King of Uvalde
 
Klick Krause
 
Kuempel Lambert
 
Landgraf Larson
 
Leach Leman
 
Longoria Lopez
 
Lozano Lucio III
 
Martinez Martinez Fischer
 
Metcalf Meyer
 
Meza Middleton
 
Moody Morales Shaw
 
Morales of Maverick Morrison
 
Muñoz, Jr. Murphy
 
Murr Noble
 
Oliverson Ordaz Perez
 
Ortega Pacheco
 
Paddie Parker
 
Patterson Paul
 
Price Ramos
 
Raney Raymond
 
Reynolds Rodriguez
 
Rogers Rose
 
Rosenthal Sanford
 
Schaefer Shaheen
 
Sherman, Sr. Slaton
 
Slawson Smith
 
Smithee Spiller
 
Stephenson Stucky
 
Swanson Talarico
 
Thierry Thompson of Brazoria
 
Thompson of Harris Tinderholt
 
Toth Turner of Tarrant
 
Turner of Dallas VanDeaver
 
Vasut Vo
 
Walle White
 
Wilson Wu
 
Zwiener
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 51 was adopted by the House on April
  21, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.C.R.
  No. 51 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1
  present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 51 was adopted by the Senate, as
  amended, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED:  __________________
                   Date       
   
            __________________
                 Governor