,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for     
himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,bishop of    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4
 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1    
,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4      
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4    
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4         
,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4
 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kelly of     
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4          
,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1    
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4        
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,payne1  
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,rush1
 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,serrano1 ,mr4 ,thompson of             
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 and ,ms4    
,wilson of ,florida7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred

 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of the designation of ,january   
#a1 #bjae1 to ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 as  
the ,international ,decade for ,people  
of ,african ,descent4  ,whereas the     
decade commencing on ,january #a1 #bjae1
 and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 has
 been designated as the ,international  
,decade for ,people of ,african ,descent
 with the theme ,people of ,african     
descent3 recognition1 justice and       
development2 ,whereas the ,african      
,diaspora is expansive1 spanning across 
the globe from ,latin ,america and the  
,caribbean to ,asia and ,europe1 with   
persons of ,african descent having had a
 historical presence and currently      
residing on every continent2 ,whereas   
during the ,international ,decade for   
,people of ,african ,descent governments
 and civil society across the globe join
 together with people of ,african       
descent to promote respect1 protection1 
and the fulfilment of human rights and  

fundamental freedoms2 ,whereas during   
the ,international ,decade for ,people  
of ,african ,descent governments in     
concert with civil society are to       
strengthen national1 regional and       
international action and cooperation to 
facilitate the full and equal           
participation of people of ,african     
descent in society1 promote a greater   
knowledge of and respect for the diverse
 heritage1 culture and contributions of 
people of ,african descent to the       
development of societies1 and to        
strengthen and implement legal          
frameworks that combat racial           
discrimination2 ,whereas during the     
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent governments are to    
utilize reliable statistical data to    
develop and implement in concert with   
civil society measurable national action
 plans and other strategies to address  
racial disparities impacting people of  
,african descent in the justice1 wealth1
 education1 employment1 health1 housing1

 development1 and other sectors2        
,whereas government efforts of the      
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent are to also promote   
the history and heritage of people of   
,african descent1 including through     
research and education1 the full and    
accurate inclusion of their history and 
contributions in educational curricula1 
and by recognizing the victims and      
descendants of the transatlantic slave  
trade and colonialism1 as a means of    
upholding their human dignity and       
equality and promoting societal         
reconciliation and healing2 ,whereas    
government efforts of the ,international
 ,decade for ,people of ,african        
,descent are to also enable the full1   
equal and effective participation of    
people of ,african descent in public and
 political affairs2 and ,whereas1 on    
,december #aj1 #bjad1 ,ambassador       
,samantha ,power1 ,united ,states       
,permanent ,representative to the       
,united ,nations1 at the ,general       

,assembly ,special ,event on the        
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent stated1 ,the ,united  
,states comes to the ,international     
,decade for ,people of ,african ,descent
 with a full and robust commitment to   
ensuring the rights of persons of       
,african descent1 and to combating      
racism and discrimination against them43
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7       
supports the goals and ideals of the    
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent2  7#b7 supports the   
establishment of a global affairs       
strategy and assistance for people of   
,african descent2  7#c7 supports the    
expansion of current efforts by the     
,united ,nations1 ,organization for     
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe1  
,organization for ,american ,states1 and
 other international organizations to   
address the human rights situation of   
people of ,african ,descent2  7#d7 calls
 upon the ,united ,states in cooperation

 with civil society 7,african descent   
communities1 academics1 activists1      
businesses1 and philanthropic           
organizations7 to develop and implement 
domestic and global strategies to       
execute the goals and ideals of the     
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent and to combat racism1 
including by expanding the              
transformative work of the ,united      
,states ,department of ,state's ,race1  
,ethnicity1 and ,social ,inclusion ,unit
 in this regard2 and  7#e7 reaffirms the
 commitment of ,congress to combat      
racism1 discrimination1 and intolerance 
in the ,united ,states and around the   
globe4