,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,brown of
 ,florida1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 
,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 and ,ms4      
,gabbard7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,congratulating and       
honoring ,kailash ,satyarthi1 recipient 
of the #bjad ,nobel ,peace ,prize4      
,whereas the ,nobel ,peace ,prize is an 
international award administered by the 
,nobel ,foundation in ,stockholm1       
,sweden2 ,whereas the ,nobel ,peace     
,price has been awarded for outstanding 
achievements in peace since #aija2      
,whereas the ,nobel ,peace ,prize is    
awarded by the ,norwegian ,nobel        
,committee1 a group of five members     
appointed by the ,storting1 the         
,norwegian ,parliament1 in ,oslo1       

,norway1 to recognize individuals who   
have done the most or best work for     
fraternity between nations1 for the     
abolition or reduction of standing      
armies and for the holding and promotion
 of peace congresses2 ,whereas the #bjad
 ,nobel ,peace ,prize was awarded to    
,indian children's rights advocate and  
social activist ,kailash ,satyarthi for 
his courageous and tireless efforts to  
combat child labor1 forced labor1 and   
trafficking2 ,whereas1 in his #cd years 
as an activist1 ,mr4 ,satyarthi has     
saved nearly #hj1jjj children from being
 forced into servitude by callous       
agents1 businessmen1 landowners1 and    
brothel owners1 oftentimes placing      
himself in severe danger2 ,whereas ,mr4 
,satyarthi founded ,bachpan ,bachao     
,andolan 7,save the ,childhood          
,movement7 in #aihj1 which works to     
rescue children who have been removed   
from school and forced to work long     
hours for little to no pay in such      
settings as factories1 mines1 brick     

kilns1 and carpet-making workshops2     
,whereas1 in the late #aiijs1 ,mr4      
,satyarthi was the lead organizer of the
 ,global ,march ,against ,child ,labour1
 which raised awareness of the millions 
of abused children who suffer as child  
laborers2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,satyarthi has  
long condemned and sought to hold       
accountable through the criminal justice
 system in ,india the employers and     
traffickers that exploit child labor2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,satyarthi also founded an
 international program that tags all    
carpets made in factories certified as  
child labor-free2 ,whereas1 most        
recently1 ,mr4 ,satyarthi has helped    
turn hundreds of villages into          
rehabilitation centers in order to teach
 trades to abused teenagers and launched
 operations to rescue girls sold into   
abusive forced marriages2 and ,whereas  
,mr4 ,satyarthi's courageous campaign to
 end the scourge of child labor         
represents a vitally important effort in
 making the world a more humane and     

peaceful place3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 congratulates ,kailash ,satyarthi  
on receiving the #bjad ,nobel ,peace    
,prize1 which is awarded for his        
outstanding achievements2  7#b7 honors  
,kailash ,satyarthi for his             
contributions to the protection of      
children's rights and the promotion of  
peace2  7#c7 recognizes and condemns    
child labor as a form of modern slavery2
  7#d7 states that in honoring ,kailash 
,satyarthi1 it also honors all those who
 have worked to end child labor around  
the globe2 and  7#e7 emphasizes that    
violations of human rights in general1  
and the abuse of children specifically1 
are matters of legitimate concern to all
 nations4