,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,schock 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1   
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,ms4         
,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,sherman1
 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4 ,murphy of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4
 ,bera of ,california1 ,mr4 ,crowley1   
and ,mr4 ,roskam7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of the historic #bjad ,indian
 ,elections4  ,whereas ,india is the    
world's largest democracy1 with more    
than #a4b billion people living in #bi  
states and #g union territories2        
,whereas the ,united ,states established
 diplomatic relations with ,india on    
,november #a1 #aidf1 and officially     
recognized ,india as an independent     
state on ,august #ae1 #aidg2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states-,india relationship 
is rooted in common values1 including   

democracy1 respect for ethnic and       
religious diversity1 and the rule of law
 and is further strengthened by strong  
people-to-people ties2 ,whereas the     
,united ,states supports the fundamental
 democratic rights guaranteed in the    
,constitution of ,india2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states recognizes the critical 
role ,india plays in maintaining        
regional and global stability2 ,whereas 
,indian foreign direct investment in the
 ,united ,states economy has surpassed  
#e billion1 creating and supporting     
thousands of ,united ,states jobs2      
,whereas ,united ,states agricultural1  
manufacturing1 defense and energy       
industries are eager to engage with     
,india for mutual growth opportunities2 
,whereas with some #eej million people  
voting1 ,india's recent elections marked
 the largest democratic exercise in the 
world2 ,whereas all parties             
participating in ,india's polls carried 
out a hard-fought1 free and fair        
election2 ,whereas the ,bharatiya       

,janata ,party 7,,bjp7 prevailed in the 
election1 securing #bhb out of #edc     
total seats of the ,lok ,sabha 7,india's
 lower house of ,parliament72 ,whereas  
the new ,indian government's commitment 
to efficient governance1 respect for the
 rule of law1 and strong alliances with 
strategic partners like the ,united     
,states will benefit ,india and the     
,united ,states-,india partnership2     
,whereas the ,united ,states has an     
opportunity to build on the             
,u4,s4-,india strategic partnership that
 has been cultivated over the course of 
the past decades with both the ,congress
 ,party and ,,bjp-led governments2 and  
,whereas the ,president of the ,united  
,states1 ,barack ,obama1 has invited    
,prime ,minister ,modi to visit the     
,united ,states and committed to work   
with the new government to 8fulfill the 
extraordinary promise of the ,united    
,states-,india strategic partnership03  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7            

congratulates the people of ,india on   
holding the largest democratic exercise 
in the history of the world2  7#b7      
recognizes that both opposition and     
winning party members participated in a 
hard-fought election2  7#c7 commits to  
working with the new ,narendra ,modi-led
 ,indian ,government to advance shared  
values and interests2 and  7#d7 will    
seek to further strengthen our strategic
 partnership with ,india1 including in  
the defense1 trade1 and security arenas4