,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 and ,mr4      
,holt7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,calling for the support  
of the fundamental rights of all        
,egyptian citizens1 equal access to     
justice and due process of law1 and     
transparent and accountable governance  
in ,egypt4  ,whereas in recent weeks1 an
 estimated #cj1jjj1jjj ,egyptians in a  
majority of ,egypt's #bg provinces      
gathered to protest the widespread      
failures of former ,president ,mohamed  
,morsi and the ,government of ,egypt and
 its violations of the most basic rights
 of all ,egyptian citizens1 including   
,egyptian women1 minorities1 and those  
publicly dissenting from its views and  
policies2 ,whereas the participants in  
the ,june #cj1 #bjac1 popular protests  

far outnumbered those involved in the   
protests and demonstrations of ,january 
and ,february #bjaa2 ,whereas the       
,egyptian people have expressed         
aspirations for a government that       
protects the human rights of all        
,egyptians1 including the rights of     
religious freedom1 free expression1 free
 assembly1 and free association2        
,whereas in the midst of political      
transition and uncertainty in ,egypt    
since ,egypt's #bjaa revolution1        
lawlessness has prevailed and women and 
members of minority religious and ethnic
 communities are targets of violent     
attacks2 ,whereas ,egypt has a strong   
national interest in securing a stable1 
credible1 inclusive government based on 
vital democratic institutions and       
transparent processes that reflect the  
will of the ,egyptian people2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states has a strong        
national interest in encouraging the    
interim government1 ,egyptian military1 
and people of ,egypt to secure popular  

aspirations for economic development and
 a stable1 transparent1 credible1 and   
inclusive government that respects human
 rights1 fundamental freedoms1 and rule 
of law2 and ,whereas democracy requires 
inclusiveness1 transparency1 respect for
 human and minority rights1 and         
commitment to the rule of law3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 supports       
economic and political reforms that     
uphold the fundamental rights of all    
,egyptian citizens1 equal access to     
justice1 due process1 and transparent   
and accountable governance2  7#b7       
supports the establishment of credible  
and transparent processes and           
institutions which are inclusive of all 
democratic1 political movements and     
parties2  7#c7 calls on interim         
,egyptian ,president ,adly ,mansour and 
the ,government of ,egypt to            
expeditiously and responsibly restore   
the ,egyptian ,constitution and rule of 
law1 turn over power to an elected      

government through free and fair        
elections1 foster democratic reforms and
 institutions with an inclusive         
political process1 and protect the      
independence of the judiciary2  7#d7    
urges the process of amending the       
,egyptian ,constitution to be           
transparent and secure broad consensus1 
including among democratic opposition   
members1 women1 and ethnic and religious
 minorities1 so that the rights of all  
,egyptian citizens are upheld and       
protected1 particularly freedoms of     
conscience1 expression1 assembly1 and   
religion2  7#e7 urges the ,egyptian     
,armed ,forces and security services to 
respect the rights of all ,egyptian     
citizens1 including the right to        
peaceful assembly1 due process1 and free
 and fair trials2  7#f7 urges a full    
restoration of media and civil society  
freedoms1 including protecting media and
 journalists from undue harassment or   
interference and overturning the        
verdicts in the recent case in which #dc

 ,united ,states citizens1 ,egyptians1  
and others were given harsh sentences   
for their work to support democracy in  
,egypt2  7#g7 calls on the ,government  
of ,egypt to continue to meet its       
obligations under the #aigi             
,egypt-,israel ,peace ,treaty2 and  7#h7
 calls on interim ,president ,mansour   
and the ,egyptian ,armed ,forces to end 
the climate of impunity1 end arbitrary  
arrests and politically motivated       
detentions1 prosecute acts of violence1 
and make the protection of the basic    
security of all ,egyptian citizens an   
urgent priority4