,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ba1         
#bjag,mr4 ,hill 7= himself1 ,ms4        
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,trott1 ,mr4         
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn 
,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,express+ conc]n ov]      
attacks on ,coptic ,*ri/ians 9 ,egypt4  
,:]eas ,/4 ,m>k br\ght ,*ri/ianity to   
,egypt1 :]e ! ,coptic ,*ri/ians h be5 "o
 ( ! indig5\s p ( ,egypt = ov] #b1jjj   
ye>s2 ,:]eas !re are ov] #aj1jjj1jjj    
,copts 9 ,egypt1 mak+ ,copts ! l>ge/    
,*ri/ian & l>ge/ non-,muslim community 9
 ! ,middle ,ea/2 ,:]eas ,copts & o!r    
,*ri/ians h be5 t>gets ( societal       
aggression result+ 9 loss ( life1       
prop]ty1 & de/ruction ( *ur*es2 ,:]eas  
approximately #ae p]c5t ( ,copts h      
emigrat$ f ,egypt ov] ! pa/ few decades 
to escape discrim9ation2 ,:]eas 9       
,janu>y #bjae1 ,presid5t ,abdel ,fattah 

el-,sisi 0 ! fir/ ,egyptian ,presid5t to
 make an appe>ance at a ,coptic ,*ri/ian
 ,*ri/mas liturgy2 ,:]eas 9 ,augu/      
#bjaf1 ,egypt pass$ a new law ) respect 
to *ur* con/ruction t has n lift$       
significant burd5s on ! ability to build
 a *ur*2 ,:]eas ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq &
 ,syria 7,,isis7 releas$ a video call+  
,copts _! favorite prey & w>n+ (        
increas$ attacks2 ,:]eas viol5ce aga9/  
,coptic ,*ri/ians1 p>ticul>ly 9 local   
villages is r>ely puni%$1 mak+ ,copts m 
susceptible to attacks2 ,:]eas ,coptic  
,*ri/ians face sev]e discrim9ation 9 bo?
 public & private employm5t1 includ+    
s5ior levels 9 ! intellig5ce1 def5se1   
=eign affairs1 & security dep>tm5ts2    
,:]eas sy/emic bigotry & long/&+        
sect>ian divisions h re9=c$ ! ,coptic   
,*ri/ians' /atus z second class citiz5s2
 ,:]eas discrim9atory social con/ructs h
 fo/]$ an environm5t 9 :i* ,coptic      
,*ri/ians are p>ticul>ly vuln]able2     
,:]eas ,egyptian ,gov]nm5t (ficials     
frequ5tly p>ticipate 9 in=mal           

reconciliation sessions to address      
incid5ts ( sect>ian viol5ce or t5sion1  
say+ t su* sessions prev5t$ fur!r       
viol5ce2 ,:]eas accord+ to human rights 
gr\ps1 h[ev]1 ! sessions h regul>ly l$  
to outcomes unfavorable to religi\s     
m9orities & preclud$ rec\rse to !       
judicial sy/em by su* m9orities2 ,:]eas 
9 ! summ] ( #bjag1 ,egypt's security    
app>atus w>n$ *ur*es aga9/ attacks &    
urg$ !m to cancel _! summ] activities = 
fe> ( attacks by ,islami/s2 ,:]eas civil
 society in/itutions1 wom5 rights       
organizations1 & national & =eign       
,n,g,os h be5 %ut d[n or _! activities  
sev]ely curtail$1 & j\rnali/s1 ?9k]s1 & 
diss5t]s h be5 sil5c$ or imprison$2     
,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic lead]%ip
 contributes mean+fully & mat]ially to !
 int]national protection ( religi\s     
m9orities & _! fai?-bas$ practices &    
places ( wor%ip2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
has a /rong int]e/ 9 combat+ ! ?reat (  
,islamic t]rorism & ensur+ ! /ability ( 
! region2 & ,:]eas religi\s fre$om &    

human rights are an ess5tial corn]/one (
 democracy t promotes respect =         
individual lib]ty & contributes to      
great] /ability1 & is a priority value =
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to promote 9 its       
engagem5t ) o!r c\ntries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 
ackn[l$ges ! c5tral & hi/oric importance
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,egypt p>tn]%ip 9    
advanc+ ! common int]e/s ( bo? c\ntries2
  7#b7 appreciates ,egypt's regional    
role z a p>tn] 9 ! fight aga9/ t]rorism 
& viol5t extremism2  7#c7 recognizes !  
necessity = ,egypt's lead]s to take /eps
 t[>d education re=m t prioritizes      
imp>tial in/ruction ( all religions1 &  
political re=m t prioritizes human      
rights1 fundam5tal fre$oms1 & ! rule (  
law2  7#d7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,egypt to
 enact s]i\s & legitimate re=ms to      
ensure ,coptic ,*ri/ians are giv5 ! same
 rights & opportunities z all o!r       
,egyptian citiz5s2 &  7#e7 urges !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,egypt to take additional   
/eps to end ! culture ( impunity =      

attacks on ,*ri/ians & to cont9ue to    
und]take ! arre/1 prosecution1 &        
conviction ( individuals :o c>ry out    
attacks on ,copts & o!r ,*ri/ians 9     
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