,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,crowley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bera  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4        
,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4        
,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,courtney1     
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4
 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,doyle1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1   
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,pocan1
 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,price
 of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1   
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,rush1  
,mr4 ,israel1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4       
,serrano1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 
,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4   
,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4          
,mc,dermott1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 ,mr4       
,peters of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 

,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 
,schneider1 ,mr4 ,garcia1 ,mr4          
,connolly1 and ,ms4 ,slaughter7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,condemning the discrimination1 hate    
crimes1 racism1 bigotry1 bullying1 and  
brutal violence perpetrated against     
,sikh-,americans1 and all acts of       
vandalism against ,sikh ,gurdwaras in   
the ,united ,states1 and remembering the
 tragedy that occurred at the ,sikh     
,gurdwara of ,wisconsin one year ago4   
,whereas ,sikh-,americans have          
frequently been stereotyped solely      
because of their appearance1 practices  
and traditions2 ,whereas numerous ,sikh 
temples have been defaced and           
,sikh-,americans attacked out of        
ignorance and hatred1 including         
instances in ,michigan1 ,new ,york1     
,california1 and ,washington2 ,whereas  
some incidents against ,sikh-,americans 

appear to be erroneous attempts to place
 blame or exact retribution for the     
,september #aa1 #bjja1 terrorist        
attacks2 ,whereas the heinous attack and
 killing of six persons and wounding of 
others in the ,sikh ,gurdwara of        
,wisconsin occurred a year ago on       
,august #e1 #bjab2 ,whereas a           
,sikh-,american cab driver was assaulted
 on ,october #ag1 #bjab1 near ,seattle1 
,washington2 ,whereas a                 
,sikh-,american-owned convenience store 
in ,green ,bay1 ,wisconsin1 was set     
ablaze on ,march #e1 #bjac2 ,whereas    
#hb-year-old ,piara ,singh was brutally 
attacked as he was leaving his ,gurdwara
 in ,fresno1 ,california1 on ,may #h1   
#bjac2 ,whereas ,sikh-,americans are    
often targeted solely because of their  
unique dress and religious practices2   
,whereas surveys have found that up to  
#c out of every #d ,sikh boys in the    
,united ,states are bullied due to their
 appearance2 ,whereas the ,sikh faith is
 the world's fifth largest religion1    

with more than #be1jjj1jjj practitioners
 worldwide1 upwards of #ejj1jjj of whom 
reside in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
,sikh-,americans have lived in the      
,united ,states for at least #ajj years 
as pillars of society1 making invaluable
 contributions in business1 politics1   
science1 and education2 ,whereas        
,sikh-,americans serve in all roles of  
,american life1 including as family     
members1 business owners1 elected       
leaders1 and members of the ,united     
,states military2 ,whereas ,dalip ,singh
 ,saund served as a ,sikh-,american     
member of the ,u4,s4 ,house of          
,representatives in the late #aiejs and 
early #aifjs2 and ,whereas under        
successive ,administrations1 the        
,department of ,justice has rightfully  
reached out to the ,sikh community to   
prevent discrimination and protect its  
civil liberties3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 condemns the commission of hate    
crimes against all ,americans1 including

 ,sikh-,americans2  7#b7 condemns acts  
of violence1 bigotry and discrimination 
against ,sikh-,americans2  7#c7 urges   
educators1 counselors and others to     
support educational efforts to prevent  
the epidemic bullying of ,sikh-,american
 children and families2  7#d7 supports  
outreach efforts by ,federal and local  
law enforcement leaders to prevent      
violence and hate crimes against        
,sikh-,americans2  7#e7 appreciates the 
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation      
,advisory ,policy ,board for            
recommending the tracking of hate crimes
 against ,sikh-,americans1              
,hindu-,americans1 ,arab-,americans1 and
 other groups2 and  7#f7 urges the      
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and  
the ,department of ,justice to          
expeditiously adopt and subsequently    
work to implement the ,advisory ,policy 
,board's recommendations4