,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,rohraba*] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1   
,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pitts1
 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 & ,mr4 ,b>letta7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ,*ri/ians 9 ! ,middle 
,ea/ are victims ( g5ocide4  ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion = !          
,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime (     
,g5ocide 0 adopt$ 9 #aidh2 ,:]eas t     
,conv5tion def9es g5ocide z any ( !     
foll[+ acts committ$ ) ! int5t to       
de/roy1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 a national1     
e?nical1 racial or religi\s gr\p1 z su*3

 7a7 ,kill+ memb]s ( ! gr\p2 7b7 ,caus+ 
s]i\s bodily or m5tal h>m to memb]s ( ! 
gr\p2 7c7 ,delib]ately inflict+ on !    
gr\p conditions ( life calculat$ to br+ 
ab\t its physical de/ruction 9 :ole or 9
 "p2 7d7 ,impos+ measures int5d$ to     
prev5t bir?s )9 ! gr\p2 7e7 ,=cibly     
transf]r+ *ildr5 ( ! gr\p to ano!r gr\p2
 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian communities h be5      
pres5t 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ = ov] #b1jjj    
ye>s2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian communities       
coexi/$ ) ,muslim & o!r religi\s        
communities 9 ! pa/2 ,:]eas ,*ri/ian    
communities h contribut$ to ! cultural &
 hi/orical traditions ( ! region2 ,:]eas
 ongo+ w>f>e1 viol5ce1 & t]rorism 9     
,syria1 ,iraq1 & else:]e 9 ! ,middle    
,ea/ has driv5 _m ,*ri/ian communities  
to flee ! region2 ,:]eas ?\s&s (        
,*ri/ians h be5 kill$ & hundr$s ( ?\s&s 
( ,*ri/ians h be5 displac$ by rec5t     
fight+2 & ,:]eas ,pope ,francis /at$1   
8we are dismay$ to see h[ 9 ! ,middle   
,ea/ & else:]e 9 ! _w _m ( our bro!rs & 
si/]s are p]secut$1 tortur$ & kill$ = _!

 fai? 9 ,jesus4 ''' ,9 ?is ?ird _w w>1  
wag$ piecemeal1 :i* we are n[ exp]i5c+1 
a =m ( g5ocide is tak+ place403 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes t     
,*ri/ians 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ are victims (
 g5ocide2  7#b7 enc\rages o!r nations to
 likewise recognize ! ongo+ g5ocide2 &  
7#c7 enc\rages ! ,adm9i/ration to (f]   
safety to ,*ri/ians flee+ g5ocide by    
(f]+ !m priority 9 receiv+ refugee /atus
 & be+ admitt$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4