,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ai1 #bjac
 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,honda1   
,mr4 ,farr1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mrs4 ,capps1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1   
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mrs4    
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4      
,george ,miller of ,california1 ,mr4    
,crowley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,barrow of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,delaney1 and ,mrs4 ,lowey7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,honoring the life1 legacy1 and example 
of ,congressman ,leo ,j4 ,ryan #ce years

 after his tragic death4  ,whereas the  
,honorable ,leo ,j4 ,ryan served in the 
,house of ,representatives from #aigb to
 #aigh and championed causes related to 
equality1 freedom1 and human rights2    
,whereas ,congressman ,ryan1 as         
presiding chairman of the ,california   
,assembly committee overseeing prison   
reform1 entered ,folsom ,prison in #aigj
 under a pseudonym in an effort to      
uncover alleged abuses against convicts 
in ,california's prisons2 ,whereas      
,congressman ,ryan1 while serving in the
 ,california ,assembly1 chose to serve  
as a substitute teacher in the ,watts   
neighborhood of ,los ,angeles in order  
to investigate the conditions following 
the ,watts ,riots2 ,whereas ,congressman
 ,ryan1 after hearing reports of ,united
 ,states citizens being held against    
their will in a prison camp atmosphere  
within the ,guyana settlement of the    
,people's ,temple organization1 went on 
a fact finding mission to ,jonestown1   
,guyana2 ,whereas on ,november #ad1     

#aigh1 ,congressman ,ryan flew to       
,georgetown1 ,guyana along with a       
delegation of #ah people1 including     
now-,congresswoman ,jackie ,speier of   
,california as his legal advisor2       
,whereas on ,november #ah1 #aigh1       
,congressman ,ryan1 #c journalists1 and 
a defecting member of the ,people's     
,temple were killed by gunfire1 which   
wounded #i others1 including            
,congresswoman ,speier2 ,whereas #iji   
members of the ,people's ,temple        
committed suicide shortly after the     
murders on the airstrip2 ,whereas       
,congresswoman ,jackie ,speier had to   
endure the pain of #e gunshot wounds for
 more than #bb hours before help        
arrived2 ,whereas ,congressman ,ryan is 
one of a small number of ,members of    
,congress who have been killed in the   
line of duty2 and ,whereas ,congressman 
,ryan dedicated his life to the cause of
 democracy1 freedom1 and human rights   
for the people of ,california1 the      
,united ,states1 and the world3 ,now1   

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 honors the     
legacy of ,congressman ,leo ,j4 ,ryan   
for his lifelong commitment to objective
 fact-finding and for his extraordinary 
commitment to advancing freedom and     
basic human rights at home and abroad2  
7#b7 honors the bravery of ,congressman 
,ryan and his team members1 including   
now-,congresswoman ,jackie ,speier1 for 
undertaking a dangerous yet essential   
fact-finding mission in ,guyana2  7#c7  
extends its condolences to all those    
affected by the ,jonestown tragedy2     
7#d7 reiterates its continued support   
for the safety of all government        
officials traveling on behalf of the    
,united ,states on fact-finding         
missions2 and  7#e7 calls upon the      
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives to establish protocols 
for memorializing ,members who die in   
the line of duty4