,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,speier1   
and ,mr4 ,crowley7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,honoring the ,sikh community's         
celebration of ,vaisakhi4  ,whereas     
,sikhism is a religion founded in the   
,punjab region of ,south ,asia over five
 centuries ago and introduced to the    
,united ,states in the #aith century2   
,whereas ,sikhism is the fifth largest  
world religion with approximately #be   
million adherents from diverse          
backgrounds throughout the world1       
including #ejj1jjj adherents in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,sikhs in the 
,united ,states pursue diverse          
professions and walks of life1 making   
rich contributions to the social1       
cultural1 and economic vibrancy of the  

,united ,states1 including service as   
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces2 ,whereas ,vaisakhi is one of   
the most religiously significant days in
 ,sikh history1 commemorating the       
creation of the ,khalsa1 a fellowship of
 devout ,sikhs1 by ,guru ,gobind ,singh 
in #afii2 ,whereas the ,sikh religion is
 based on a belief in one ,god and the  
equality of all human beings2 and       
,whereas the celebration of ,vaisakhi   
includes performing ,seva 7selfless     
service71 such as providing free meals  
to all visitors to ,sikh ,gurdwaras     
7,houses of ,worship73 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives wishes the ,sikh       
,american community a joyous ,vaisakhi4