,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abei  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,december #aj1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4   
,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4   
,raskin1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,connolly1  
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4          
,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,torres of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4        
,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,omar1   
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4    
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4   
,meng1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4   
,cooper1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,lee of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1
 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1   
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4     
,correa1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,johnson of 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,vargas1
 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4      
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,trone1 

,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4       
,payne1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,sherman1   
,mr4 ,evans1 and ,mr4 ,costa7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 #gb;d 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 on ,december #aj1 #aidh1       
represents the first comprehensive      
agreement among countries 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 in the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states and the ,bill of 
,rights2 ,whereas awareness of human    
rights-- 7#a7 is essential to the       
realization of fundamental freedoms2    
7#b7 promotes equality2  7#c7           
contributes to preventing conflict and  

human rights violations2 and  7#d7      
enhances participation in democratic    
processes2 ,whereas ,congress has a     
proud history of promoting human rights 
that are internationally recognized2    
,whereas the global ,,covid-#ai pandemic
 has exacerbated ongoing human rights   
violations and created new ones2        
,whereas it is in the national interest 
of the ,united ,states to observe       
consistent and principled human rights  
policies in the face of growing         
illiberalism and authoritarianism around
 the world2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is dedicated to working with its allies
 and partners to confront these         
challenges and to bolster respect for   
human rights and fundamental freedoms as
 described in the ,universal            
,declaration2 and ,whereas ,december #aj
 of each year is celebrated around the  
world as ,human ,rights ,day3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 expresses       
support for the designation of ,human   

,rights ,day2  7#b7 recognizes the #gb;d
 anniversary of the ,universal          
,declaration of ,human ,rights2  7#c7   
reaffirms the ,universal ,declaration of
 ,human ,rights2  7#d7 supports the     
right of human rights defenders all over
 the world to promote the fundamental   
freedoms enshrined in the ,universal    
,declaration of ,human ,rights2 and     
7#e7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states-- 7,a7 to observe ,human
 ,rights ,day2 and  7,b7 to continue a  
commitment to upholding freedom1        
democracy1 and human rights around the  
globe4