,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,waxman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roskam1
 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,mica1
 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1
 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 and ,ms4   
,edwards7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the cultural 
and historical significance of ,nowruz  
and acknowledging the ,cyrus ,cylinder  
as a symbol of respect for human rights 
and religious tolerance4  ,whereas      
,nowruz marks the traditional ,iranian  
,new ,year1 which originated in ancient 
,persia1 and dates back more than #c1jjj
 years2 ,whereas ,nowruz occurs on the  
vernal equinox and celebrates the       
arrival of spring2 ,whereas ,nowruz     
serves to remind the ,united ,states of 
the many lasting contributions of the   

,persian civilization to the world and  
the noteworthy impact of                
,iranian-,americans to the social and   
economic fabric of society in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas in #eci       
,b4,c4,e41 the ,cyrus ,cylinder1 an     
ancient clay cylinder inscribed with a  
declaration in ,babylonian cuneiform in 
the name of ,cyrus1 which was created   
following the ,persian conquest of      
,babylon has1 over the centuries1 come  
to symbolize mankind's first document on
 human rights2 ,whereas ,cyrus ,,ii     
7also known as ,cyrus the ,great7 of    
,persia is recognized for his           
achievements in human rights1 politics1 
and religious tolerance1 as well as his 
influence on future ,eastern and        
,western civilizations2 ,whereas the    
policies of ,cyrus toward minority      
religions are further documented in     
,babylonian texts and ,jewish sources1  
and historical accounts2 ,whereas the   
,cyrus ,cylinder has had significant    
impact on the respect for human rights  

that ,iranian ,americans believe in     
today2 ,whereas an exhibition will tour 
in the ,united ,states to celebrate the 
,cyrus ,cylinder as a symbol of         
tolerance and respect for different     
peoples and different faiths2 ,whereas  
the ,cyrus ,cylinder exhibition will    
take place in ,washington1 ,,dc1        
,houston1 ,texas1 ,new ,york1 ,new      
,york1 ,san ,francisco1 ,california1 and
 ,los ,angeles1 ,california2 ,whereas   
the launch of the ,cyrus ,cylinder      
exhibition coincides with the ,nowruz   
holiday and connects the ,persian ,new  
,year to the values of human rights2 and
 ,whereas the ,cyrus ,cylinder          
symbolizes the universal hopes and      
aspirations of all people for human     
rights and religious tolerance3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
cultural and historical significance of 
,nowruz2  7#b7 recognizes the hopes and 
aspirations of all people1 including the
 people of ,iran for human rights and   

religious tolerance as embodied by the  
,cyrus ,cylinder2 and  7#c7 recognizes  
the tour of the ,cyrus ,cylinder        
throughout the ,united ,states4