,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mr4 
,v>gas submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ! curr5t
 situation 9 ,iraq & ! urg5t ne$ to     
protect religi\s m9orities f p]secution 
f ! ,sunni ,islami/ insurg5t & t]rori/  
gr\p ! ,islamic ,/ate 9 ,iraq & ,levant 
7,,isil7 z x exp&s its control ov] areas
 9 nor?we/]n ,iraq4  ,:]eas ,iraq is    
curr5tly embroil$ 9 a political &       
religi\s insurrection /emm+ f an        
,islamic ,/ate 9 ,iraq & ,levant        
7,,isil7-l$ (f5sive t began 9 ! ,anb>   
prov9ce & has spread to key locations   
su* z ,mosul1 ,tikrit1 & ,sam>ra &      
cont9ues to engulf ! region 9 viol5ce & 
in/ability2 ,:]eas ,,isil is a          
transnational ,sunni insurg5cy ^:       
ideological & organizational roots lie 9
 bo? al ,qa$a 9 ,iraq & ! ,syria-bas$   
,jabhat al ,nursa & has a /at$ mission (

 e/abli%+ an ,islamic /ate & a caliphate
 across ! ,levant ?r\gh viol5ce aga9/   
,%iites1 non-,muslims1 & unsupportive   
,sunnis2 ,:]eas ,iraq's population is   
approximately #ca1cjj1jjj ) #ig p]c5t   
id5tify+ !mselves z ,muslim & !         
approximately #c p]c5t ( religi\s       
m9orities gr\ps compris+ ( ,*ri/ians1   
,yezidis1 ,sabean-,m&aeans1 ,bahais1    
,%abaks1 ,kakais1 & ,jews2 ,:]eas !     
,iraqi ,*ri/ian population is e/imat$ to
 be betwe5 #djj1jjj & #hej1jjj )        
two-?irds be+ ,*aldean1 "o-fif?         
,assyrian1 & ! rema9d] consi/+ (        
,syriacs1 ,prote/ants1 ,arm5ians1 &     
,anglicans2 ,:]eas ! ,iraqi con/itution 
provides = religi\s fre$om by /at+--    
7#a7 no law may be enact$ t contradicts 
! pr9ciples ( democracy2  7#b7 no law   
may be enact$ t contradicts ! rights &  
basic fre$oms /ipulat$ 9 ?is            
,con/itution2 &  7#c7 ,?is ,con/itution 
gu>antees ! full religi\s rights to     
fre$om ( religi\s belief & practice (   
all individuals su* z ,*ri/ians1        

,yazidis1 & ,m&ean ,sabeans2  ,:]eas ov]
 #ejj1jjj p h be5 displac$ by ! curr5t  
situation 9 ,iraq & reports h surfac$ ( 
t>get$ h>assm5t1 p]secution1 & kill+s ( 
,iraqi religi\s m9orities by ,,isil )   
little to no protection f ! ,iraqi      
,gov]nm5t & o!r security =ces2 ,:]eas ! 
fall ( ,mosul 9 p>ticul> has sp>k$ en\gh
 anxiety among ! ,*ri/ian population t =
 ! fir/ "t 9 #a1fjj ye>s !re 0 no ,mass 
9 ! city2 ,:]eas ov] #ej p]c5t ( ,iraq's
 ,*ri/ian population has fl$ s9ce ! fall
 ( ,saddam ,husse91 #a1ajj1jjj p (      
div]se religi\s backgr\nds rema9        
int]nally displac$ & ! gov]nm5t "u      
,prime ,m9i/] ,n\ri al-,maliki has n    
upheld its commitm5t to protect ! rights
 ( religi\s m9orities2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates has provid$ ov] #gc1jjj1jjj (    
cumulative assi/ance to ,iraq's m9ority 
populations s9ce #bjjc ?r\gh economic   
developm5t1 humanit>ian s]vices1 &      
capacity developm5t2 ,:]eas #hd1ijb     
,iraqis h resettl$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
betwe5 #bjjg & #bjac & ov] #cjj1jjj     

,*aldean & ,assyrians curr5tly reside   
?r\gh\t ! c\ntry1 p>ticul>ly 9 ,mi*igan1
 ,cali=nia1 ,arizona1 ,ill9ois1 & ,ohio2
 & ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama       
rec5tly decl>$ on ,religi\s ,fre$om     
,day1 ,=emo/ among ! rights ,am]icans   
hold sacr$ is ! fre$om to wor%ip z we   
*oose ''' we also rememb] t religi\s    
lib]ty is n j an ,am]ican "r2 x is a    
univ]sal human "r to be protect$ "h at  
home & across ! globe4 ,?is fre$om is an
 ess5tial "p ( human dignity1 & )\t x   
our _w _c "k la/+ peace3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 
reaffirms its commitm5ts to promot+ &   
protect+ religi\s fre$om ar\nd ! _w &   
provid+ relief to m9ority gr\ps fac+    
p]secution2  7#b7 calls on ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to "w ) !      
,kurdi/an ,regional ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,iraqi 
c5tral gov]nm5t1 neighbor+ c\ntries1 !  
diaspora community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =    
,refugees1 & o!r key /akehold]s to help 
secure safe hav5s = ^? claim+ amne/y 9  

,iraq2 &  7#c7 respectfully reque/s !   
addition ( a ,special ,repres5tative =  
,religi\s ,m9orities to be includ$ 9    
,prime ,m9i/] al-,maliki's newly        
recon/ruct$ gov]nm5t4