,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bhb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,lewis 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,schock1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,watt1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives on ,nelson ,mandela ,international ,day4 ,whereas ,nelson ,rolihlahla ,mandela was born to the ,thembo ,dynasty in ,mvezo in the ,umtata ,district of ,transkei1 ,south ,africa1 on ,july #ah1 #aiah2 ,whereas1 as a young man1 ,nelson ,mandela became an activist through acts of boycotts1 strikes1 civil disobedience1 and other forms of noncooperation during the fight against apartheid1 a system of racial segregation in ,south ,africa2 ,whereas1 as a leader of the ,african ,national ,congress 7,,anc7 and the ,african ,national ,congress ,youth ,league 7,,ancyl71 ,nelson ,mandela and #i of his fellow ,,anc leaders were arrested1 charged1 and tried for plotting the violent overthrow of the ,government of ,south ,africa2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ab1 #aifd1 #h of the accused1 including ,nelson ,mandela1 were sentenced to life imprisonment2 ,whereas1 from #aifd to #aihb1 ,nelson ,mandela was incarcerated at ,robben ,island ,prison1 off the coast of ,cape ,town1 ,south ,africa1 before being moved to the maximum-security ,pollsmoor ,prison in the ,cape ,town suburb of ,tokai2 ,whereas1 during the years of his imprisonment1 ,nelson ,mandela became widely accepted as the most significant ,black leader in ,south ,africa and a symbol of resistance against apartheid1 discrimination1 and injustice2 ,whereas a global movement to release ,nelson ,mandela and end the ,south ,african system of apartheid included international economic sanctions like ,public ,law ,no4 #ii-ddj1 the ,anti-,apartheid ,act of #aihf1 and the condemnation of apartheid by countless leaders1 artists1 intellectuals1 and activists2 ,whereas at #d3ad p4m4 on ,february #aa1 #aiij1 ,mandela was released from the ,victor ,verster prison in ,paarl after being a political prisoner for #bg years1 #f months1 and #a week2 ,whereas the release of ,nelson ,mandela was a defining moment in the global effort to end apartheid2 ,whereas1 in #aiic1 ,nelson ,mandela and ,south ,african ,president ,f4,w4 de ,klerk accepted the ,nobel ,peace ,prize and pledged to continue working towards a democratic1 nonracial ,south ,africa2 ,whereas a series of negotiations between the ,government of ,south ,africa and the ,,anc resulted in the abolishment of apartheid and an election in which almost #bj1jjj1jjj ,south ,africans of all ethnicities cast their vote under a national policy of universal suffrage2 ,whereas ,nelson ,mandela was inaugurated as ,president of the ,republic of ,south ,africa on ,may #aj1 #aiid1 and pledged to lead a united1 democratic1 non-racial and non-sexist government for all people of ,south ,africa2 ,whereas1 during ,president ,mandela's tenure1 there were distinct advancements in racial relations as ,south ,africa transitioned from apartheid and minority rule to a country that aspired to achieve reconciliation1 equality1 and peace2 ,whereas1 through ,president ,mandela's leadership1 the spirit of ubuntu1 the ,african philosophy of the interconnectedness1 caring1 sharing1 and harmony of humanity1 has spread throughout the world2 ,whereas1 in #aiii1 ,president ,mandela retired to private life in his town of birth1 ,qunu1 ,transkei2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations delegates from the countries of ,spain and ,turkey jointly introduced a resolution to designate ,july #ah as ,nelson ,mandela ,international ,day2 ,whereas the ,united ,states was a proud sponsor of the resolution2 ,whereas when speaking in support of the ,united ,nations resolution1 ,ms4 ,laura ,ross1 ,united ,states delegate to the ,united ,nations stated that ,mandela used his moral power for a moral purpose4 ,he turned enemies into partners1 fear into trust1 hatred into forgiveness1 and discrimination into democracy42 and ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly unanimously adopted ,a_/,res_/#fd_/ac to designate ,july #ah as ,nelson ,mandela ,international ,day1 beginning in #bjaj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 applauds the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly for uniting to honor ,president ,mandela's selfless contribution to international peace and freedom2 7#b7 recognizes the global impact of ,president ,mandela's legacy and commitment to nonviolence1 respect1 and dialogue2 7#c7 expresses support for the international community's recognition of ,united ,nations ,nelson ,mandela ,international ,day2 and 7#d7 urges all citizens of the ,united ,states to reflect on the importance of peace1 tolerance1 democracy1 human rights1 and reconciliation in honor of ,nelson ,mandela ,international ,day4