# 118-sres-628: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTIQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

118-sres-628, A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTIQI+ young people, in K-12 schools., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-628
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTIQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2024-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTIQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-sres-628 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/628)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-sres-628 (as of 2026-10-15).