,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,wolf1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1  
,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,gingrey of       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,duncan  
of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1   
,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 and ,mr4 
,bentivolio7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 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  ,condemning the death     
sentence against ,meriam ,yahia ,ibrahim
 ,ishag1 a ,sudanese ,christian woman   
accused of apostasy4  ,whereas1 on ,may 
#ae1 #bjad1 a ,sudanese court affirmed a
 sentence of death by hanging for       
#bg-year-old ,meriam ,yahia ,ibrahim    

,ishag1 a ,christian woman accused of   
apostasy for refusing to recant her     
,christian faith1 and ordered her to    
receive #ajj lashes for adultery because
 under ,sudan's ,shari'ah law such      
inter-religious marriages are illegal2  
,whereas ,ibrahim is being held in the  
,omdurman ,federal ,women's ,prison with
 her #bj-month-old son and newborn      
daughter2 ,whereas the ,department of   
,state has designated ,sudan as a       
,country of ,particular ,concern under  
the ,international ,religious ,freedom  
,act of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib7   
based on the government's systematic1   
ongoing1 and egregious violations of    
religious freedom since #aiii2 ,whereas 
the ,sudanese #aiia ,criminal ,code     
allows for death sentences for apostasy1
 stoning for adultery1 cross-amputations
 for theft1 prison sentences for        
blasphemy1 and floggings for undefined  
acts of indecency2 ,whereas1 according  
to the ,united ,states ,commission on   
,international ,religious ,freedom      

7,,uscirf71 the ,government of ,sudan1  
led by ,president ,omar ,hassan         
al-,bashir1 continues to engage in      
systematic1 ongoing1 and egregious      
violations of religious freedom or      
belief1 imposes a restrictive           
interpretation of ,shari'ah law on      
,muslims and non-,muslims alike and1    
along with other ,national ,congress    
,party leaders1 ,president al-,bashir   
has stated that ,sudan's new            
constitution1 when drafted1 will be     
based on its interpretation of          
,shari'ah2 ,whereas1 according to       
,,uscirf1 since ,south ,sudan's         
independence from ,sudan in #bjaa1 the  
number and severity of harsh            
,shari'ah-based judicial decisions in   
,sudan has increased1 including         
sentences of amputation for theft and   
sentences of stoning for adultery2      
,whereas the ,united ,states ,government
 has designated ,sudan as a ,state      
,sponsor of ,terrorism since ,august    
#ab1 #aiic1 for repeatedly providing    

support for acts of international       
terrorism2 ,whereas the ,sudanese #bjje 
,interim ,constitution states that the  
,state shall respect the religious      
rights to 7a7 worship or assemble in    
connection with any religion or belief2 
,whereas the ,international ,covenant on
 ,civil and ,political ,rights1 which   
the ,government of ,sudan has acceded1  
provides that everyone shall have the   
right to freedom of thought1 conscience1
 and religion4 ,this right shall include
 freedom to have or to adopt a religion 
or belief of his choice1 and freedom1   
either individually or in community with
 others1 and in public or private1 to   
manifest his religion or belief in      
worship1 observance1 practice1 and      
teaching42 ,whereas the ,pew ,research  
,center's ,forum on ,religion  ,public  
,life found that1 as of #bjaa1 #aj      
percent of the #aih countries surveyed  
had apostasy laws which can1 and have   
been1 used to punish both ,muslims and  
non-,muslims in countries such as       

,afghanistan1 ,pakistan1 ,morocco1 and  
,sudan2 and ,whereas people have the    
right to practice their faith without   
fear of death or persecution3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 condemns the   
charge of apostasy and adultery of      
,meriam ,yahia ,ibrahim ,ishag and her  
sentence of #ajj lashes and the death   
penalty2  7#b7 calls for the immediate  
and unconditional release of ,ibrahim1  
her #bj-month-old son1 and newborn      
daughter2  7#c7 urges the ,united       
,states ,department of ,state and the   
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
prioritize granting ,ibrahim asylum or  
refugee status as appropriate2  7#d7    
encourages efforts by the ,united       
,states ,government to support religious
 freedom within ,sudan1 including by    
requiring1 before normalizing relations 
or lifting sanctions under the          
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 
of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib7 and the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    

,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 that the ,government of ,sudan   
abide by international standards of     
freedom of religion or belief2  7#e7    
recognizes that every individual        
regardless of religion should have the  
opportunity to practice his or her      
religion without fear of discrimination2
  7#f7 reaffirms the commitment of the  
,united ,states ,government to end      
religious discrimination and to pursue  
policies that guarantee the basic human 
rights of all individuals worldwide2 and
  7#g7 encourages the ,department of    
,state and the ,united ,states ,agency  
for ,international ,development to      
continue their support for initiatives  
worldwide that support religious        
freedom4