,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,chu1
 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4     
,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4     
,titus1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4  
,speier1 ,mr4 ,holt1 and ,mr4 ,bera of  
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,honoring the   
,sikh ,american community's celebration 
of ,vaisakhi4  ,whereas ,sikhism is a   
religion founded in the ,punjab region  
of ,south ,asia over #e centuries ago   
and introduced to the ,united ,states in
 the #aith century2 ,whereas ,sikhism is
 the fifth largest world religion with  
approximately #be1jjj1jjj adherents from
 diverse backgrounds throughout the     
world1 including #ejj1jjj adherents in  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,sikhs in 
the ,united ,states pursue diverse      

professions and walks of life1 making   
rich contributions to the economic      
vibrancy of the ,united ,states as      
farmers1 engineers1 doctors1 scientists1
 and business owners2 ,whereas ,sikh    
,americans continue to make strides     
toward securing religious liberty as    
patriotic members of the ,united ,states
 ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas ,vaisakhi is  
one of the most religiously significant 
days in ,sikh history1 commemorating the
 creation of the ,khalsa1 a fellowship  
of devout ,sikhs1 by ,guru ,gobind      
,singh in #afii2 ,whereas the ,sikh     
religion is based on a belief in one    
,god and the equality of all human      
beings2 and ,whereas the celebration of 
,vaisakhi includes performing ,seva     
7selfless service71 such as providing   
free meals to all visitors to ,sikh     
,gurdwaras 7,houses of ,worship73 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives wishes the ,sikh       
,american community a joyous ,vaisakhi4