,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fec ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 and ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,recognizing the #fith anniversary of the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights and the celebration of ,human ,rights ,day4 ,whereas the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights1 adopted by the ,united ,nations #fi years ago on ,december #aj1 #aidh1 represents the first comprehensive agreement among nations as to the specific rights and freedoms of all human beings2 ,whereas the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights upholds the basic principles of liberty and freedom enshrined within the ,united ,states ,constitution and ,bill of ,rights2 ,whereas human rights awareness is essential to the realization of fundamental freedoms and contributes to promoting equality1 preventing conflict and human rights violations1 and enhancing participation in democratic processes2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state has declared that a central goal of ,united ,states foreign policy is the promotion of respect for human rights1 as embodied in the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights2 and ,whereas ,december #aj of each year is celebrated around the world as 8,human ,rights ,day03 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the #fith anniversary of the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights and the celebration of 8,human ,rights ,day02 7#b7 supports the ideals of human rights and reaffirms the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights2 7#c7 encourages all nations to continue working towards freedom1 peace1 and security1 which can be achieved only through democracy1 respect for human rights1 and the rule of law2 and 7#d7 encourages the people of the ,united ,states to observe 8,human ,rights ,day0 and continue their commitment to upholding freedom1 democracy1 and human rights across the globe4