,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjah,ms4    
,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,am]ican       
,muslims' hi/ory & contributions to our 
,nation4  ,:]eas ! millions ( ,am]ican  
,muslims1 immigrant & native born1      
comprise two p]c5t ( ! total population 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & h built a vibrant  
community ( div]se races1 e?nicities1   
viewpo9ts1 & backgr\nds2 ,:]eas _m      
,african slaves br\ght to ! ,am]icas1   
includ+ ! ,am]ican colonies1 lat] kn[n z
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 7 ,muslim1 &
 made innum]able contributions to !     
f\nd+ ( our ,nation2 ,:]eas ,am]ican    
,muslims h long s]v$ 9 ! ,nation's ,arm$
 ,=ces & f\ght 9 all major ,unit$ ,/ates
 conflicts1 f ! ,revolution>y ,w> to    
pres5t day1 ) m ?an #e1jjj ,muslims     
curr5tly s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _m      
,muslims hav+ made ! ultimate sacrifice 

= ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ,army        
,corporal ,k>eem ,ra%ad ,sultan ,khan   
7#aihg-bjjg71 & ,army ,capta9 ,humayun  
,saqib ,muazzam ,khan 7#aigf-bjjd72     
,:]eas c\ntless ,am]ican ,muslims       
contribute to our ,nation's economy &   
well-be+ z physicians1 bus9ess own]s1   
labor]s1 s]vice work]s1 tea*]s engag+ ! 
next g5]ation ( ,am]icans1 & police     
(fic]s1 firefight]s1 & fir/ respond]s   
sav+ lives e day2 & ,:]eas "s ( !       
important contributions ( ,am]ican      
,muslims 9 ! advancem5t ( our ,nation & 
fundam5tal to our %>$ ,am]ican values1  
society1 & culture1 include--  7#a7     
milit>y vet]ans l ,revolution>y ,w>     
,virg9ian ,corporal ,bampett ,muham$1   
,yusuf ,b5 ,ali 7also kn[n z ,joseph    
,b5haley71 :o s]v$ 9 ,george ,wa%+ton's 
army & f\ght ) ,g5]al ,?omas ,sumt] 9   
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,civil ,w> ,union ,capta9 
,moses ,osman :o 0 ! highe/-rank+       
,muslim 9 t ,w>1 ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,army     
,corporal ,%eikh ,nazim ,abdul-,k>iem1  
:o s]v$ 9 ! ,battle ( ,norm&y & ,battle 

( ! ,bulge1 ,army ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class 
& ,korean w> prison] ( w> ,mujahid      
,mohamm$1 retir$ ,*ief ,ma/] ,s]geant ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce ,talib ,m4    
,%>eef1 :o n[ s]ves z ,imam at !        
,nation's ,mosque 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & ! 
c\ntless o!r ,am]ican ,muslims :o s]v$  
valiantly 9 ! ,fir/ & ,second ,_w ,w>s1 
! ,korean & ,vietnam w>s1 & mo/ rec5t   
conflicts2  7#b7 ,y>r[ ,mam\t1 ! fre$   
,african-,am]ican ,muslim slave :o lat] 
became "o ( ! fir/ %>ehold]s ( ! second 
*>t]$ bank 9 ,am]ica1 ! ,columbia ,bank2
  7#c7 fam$ ar*itect & design] ,fazlur  
,rahman ,khan1 :o design$ ! ,se>s ,t[] &
 ! ,john ,hancock ,c5t]2  7#d7 ,mohammad
 ,salman ,hamdani1 ! ,new ,york ,city   
,police ,dep>tm5t cadet & ,em]g5cy      
,m$ical ,te*nician :o h]oically di$     
help+ o!rs 9 ! aft]ma? ( ! ,septemb] #aa
 attacks on ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t]2  7#e7   
,dr4 ,f>\k ,el-,baz1 geologi/ & remote  
s5s+ sci5ti/ :o1 z ,secret>y ( ! ,l&+   
,site ,selection ,committee = ! ,apollo 
missions1 ,pr9cipal ,inve/igator (      

,visual ,obs]vations & ,photography1 &  
,*airman ( ! ,a/ronaut ,tra9+ ,gr\p ( ! 
,apollo ,photo ,team 7#aifg-aigb71 0    
in/rum5tal 9 help+ ,,nasa id5tify ! l&+ 
sites on ! ,moon = ! ,apollo program2   
7#f7 not$ academics & rese>*]s l ,dr4   
,sulayman ,s4 ,nyang1 pr(essor & =m]    
*airman ( ! ,african ,/udies ,dep>tm5t  
at ,h[>d ,univ]sity1 ,dr4 ,ayub ,k4     
,ommaya1 =m] ,*ief ( ,neurosurg]y at !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,neurological     
,disord]s & ,/roke at ! ,national       
,in/itute ( ,heal?1 ,dr4 ,intis> ,a4    
,rabb1 ,pr(essor ( ,law at ,h>v>d ,law  
,s*ool & a director ( its ,islamic      
,legal ,/udies ,program1 & ,dalia       
,mogah$1 ,obama adm9i/ration appo9tee to
 ! ,advisory ,c\ncil on ,fai?-,bas$ &   
,neighborhood ,p>tn]%ips & ,director (  
,rese>* at ,in/itute = ,social ,policy &
 ,und]/&+2  7#g7 ,olympic m$ali/s l box]
 ,muhammad ,ali1 track & field a?lete   
,dalilah ,muhammad1 & f5c] ,ibtihaj     
,muhammad2  7#h7 pr(essional a?letes l  
basketball play]s ,k>eem ,abdul-,jabb>1 

,hakeem ,olajuwon1 & ,%aquille ,o',neal1
 football play]s l ,muhammad ,wilk]son1 
,ame] ,abdullah1 bro!rs ,husa9 & ,hamza 
,abdullah1 & two-"t _w heavyweight      
*ampion ,hasim ,%>iff ,rahman2  7#i7    
religi\s lead]s l ,african-,am]ican     
,muslim imam1 civil rights activi/1 &   
re=m] ,hajj ,malik ,el ,%abazz1 also    
kn[n z ,malcolm ,x1 & ,imam ,w>i? ,de5  
,mohamm$ 7born ,wallace ,d4 ,muhammad71 
ref]r$ to by _m z ,am]ica's ,imam1 an   
,african-,am]ican ,muslim lead] &       
!ologian :o work$ tirelessly to unite ! 
div]se ,muslim community & nation1 :o1 9
 #aiib1 0 ! fir/ ,am]ican ,muslim to    
deliv] ! invocation = ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,s5ate2  7#aj7 public s]vants l ,dr4    
,ahm$ ,hassan ,zewail1 :o won a ,nobel  
,prize 9 ,*emi/ry & 0 a ,presid5tial    
,c\ncil ( ,advisors on ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology memb]1 =m] ,deputy ,director 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,national ,security   
,c\ncil & ,nixon adm9i/ration advisor   
,dr4 ,rob]t 7,f>ooq7 ,d4 ,crane1 &      
,zalmay ,khalilzad1 :o s]v$ z !         

,ambassador to ,afghani/an f #bjjc-bjje1
 ,iraq f #bjje-bjjg1 & ,unit$ ,nations f
 #bjjg-bjji2  7#aa7 elect$ (ficials l   
=m] ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,/ate ,s5ator ,l>ry   
,%aw1 ,virg9ia ,/ate ,repres5tative ,sam
 ,ras\l1 ,m9nesota ,/ate ,repres5tative 
,ilhan ,om>1 ,m9nesota ,congressman     
,kei? ,ellison1 & ,indiana ,congressman 
,&re ,c>son2 &  7#ab7 entrepr5eurs &    
bus9ess lead]s l ,*airman1 ,,ceo1 &     
,presid5t ( ,e?an ,all5 ,int]iors ,inc4 
,f>ooq ,ka?w>i1 ,national ,football     
,league ,jacksonville ,jagu>s own] &    
bus9ess tycoon ,%ahid ,khan1 ,islamic   
fa%ion design] & ,v]ona ,collection     
company f\nd] ,lisa ,vogl1 f\nd] ( ,iman
 ,cosmetics & philan?ropi/ ,z>a 7,iman7 
,moham$ ,abdulmajid1 hair & spa c>e     
bus9ess magnate ,f>\k ,%ami1 & ,*obani  
,greek ,yogurt f\nd]1 ,*airman1 & ,,ceo 
,hamdi ,ulukaya3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes !    
hi/oric & valuable contributions by !   
,am]ican ,muslim community to ! ,unit$  
,/ates ( ,am]ica4