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