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
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	Governor