,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas 7for
 herself1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,carson of
 ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,lee of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,conyers1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4      
,moore1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4
 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,honda1 and ,mr4 ,lewis7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,recognizing the commencement of        
,ramadan1 the ,muslim holy month of     
fasting and spiritual renewal1 and      
commending ,muslims in the ,united      
,states and throughout the world for    
their faith4  ,whereas since the        
terrorist attacks on the ,united ,states
 on ,september #aa1 #bjja1 threats and  
incidents of violence have been directed
 at law-abiding1 patriotic ,americans of
 ,african1 ,arab1 and ,south ,asian     
descent1 particularly members of the    

,islamic faith2 ,whereas1 on ,september 
#ad1 #bjja1 the ,house of               
,representatives passed a concurrent    
resolution condemning bigotry and       
violence against ,arab-,americans1      
,american ,muslims1 and ,americans from 
,south ,asia in the wake of the         
terrorist attacks2 ,whereas it is       
estimated that there are approximately  
#a1fjj1jjj1jjj ,muslims worldwide2      
,whereas over #c1fjj ,muslims serve on  
active duty and over #a1gjj ,muslims    
serve as selected reserve personnel in  
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2     
,whereas ,ramadan is the holy month of  
fasting and spiritual renewal for       
,muslims worldwide1 and is the #ith     
month of the ,muslim calendar year2 and 
,whereas the observance of the ,muslim  
holy month of ,ramadan commences at dusk
 on ,july #h1 #bjac1 and continues for  
one lunar month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that--  7#a7 during this time of       
conflict1 in order to demonstrate       
solidarity with and support for members 

of the community of ,islam in the       
,united ,states and throughout the      
world1 the ,house of ,representatives   
recognizes the ,islamic faith as one of 
the great religions of the world2 and   
7#b7 in observance of and out of respect
 for the commencement of ,ramadan1 the  
,muslim holy month of fasting and       
spiritual renewal1 the ,house of        
,representatives acknowledges the onset 
of ,ramadan and expresses its deepest   
respect to ,muslims in the ,united      
,states and throughout the world on this
 significant occasion4