,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1   
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 & ,mr4        
,cr[ley7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! ,sikh           
community's celebration ( ,vaisakhi4    
,:]eas ,sikhism is a religion f\nd$ 9 ! 
,punjab region ( ,s\? ,asia ov] five    
c5turies ago & introduc$ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 ! #ai? c5tury2 ,:]eas ,sikhism 
is ! fif? l>ge/ _w religion )           
approximately #be million adh]5ts f     
div]se backgr\nds ?r\gh\t ! _w1 includ+ 
#ejj1jjj adh]5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas ,sikhs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursue  
div]se pr(essions & walks ( life1 mak+  
ri* contributions to ! social1 cultural1
 & economic vibrancy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
includ+ s]vice z memb]s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas ,vaisakhi is 
"o ( ! mo/ religi\sly significant days 9

 ,sikh hi/ory1 commemorat+ ! creation ( 
! ,khalsa1 a fell[%ip ( dev\t ,sikhs1 by
 ,guru ,gob9d ,s+h 9 #afii2 ,:]eas !    
,sikh religion is bas$ on a belief 9 "o 
,god & ! equality ( all human be+s2 &   
,:]eas ! celebration ( ,vaisakhi        
includes p]=m+ ,seva 7selfless s]vice71 
su* z provid+ free meals to all visitors
 to ,sikh ,gurdw>as 7,h\ses ( ,wor%ip73 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives wi%es ! ,sikh ,am]ican  
community a joy\s ,vaisakhi4