,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1      
#bjai,mr4 ,woodall submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ajjth   
anniversary of the ,march ,first        
,movement and ,korea's declaration of   
independence from the ,empire of ,japan4
  ,whereas1 on ,march #a1 #aiai1 the    
people of ,korea gathered in ,seoul1 the
 capital of ,korea1 to proclaim they    
would no longer be subject to ,japan's  
imperial rule and to demand             
independence1 peace1 democracy1 human   
rights1 and a free and equal democratic 
republic2 ,whereas the ,korean          
,declaration of ,independence1 inspired 
by ,president ,woodrow ,wilson's        
,fourteen ,points1 calls for national   
self-determination1 justice1 humanity1  
survival1 and dignity2 ,whereas         
approximately #b1jjj1jjj ,koreans       
participated in demonstrations for      

,korean independence and over #g1jjj    
,koreans lost their lives in the        
process2 ,whereas the ,march ,first     
,movement directly led to the           
establishment of the ,korean            
,provisional ,government in ,shanghai   
and brought worldwide attention to their
 efforts for independence2 ,whereas the 
people of ,korea fought for #cf years   
under the oppression of ,imperialist    
,japan for independence2 ,whereas the   
,republic of ,korea has been a proud    
partner both militarily and economically
 with the ,united ,states since its     
inception over #gj years ago2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states fought side by side 
with the ,korean people to repel the    
,soviet ,union-supported ,democratic    
,people's ,republic of ,korea's 7,north 
,korea7 attacks during the ,korean war2 
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea and the
 ,united ,states are committed to a     
denuclearized ,korean ,peninsula and a  
peaceful end to the ,korean war2        
,whereas in both the ,republic of ,korea

 and ,north ,korea1 ,march #ast is      
designated as a national holiday2       
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea's      
,president ,moon ,jae-in invited the    
,north ,korean leader ,kim ,jong ,un to 
a joint celebration of the #ajjth       
anniversary of the ,march ,first        
,movement in the spirit of unity2       
,whereas both ,president ,moon ,jae-in  
of the ,republic of ,korea and          
,president ,donald ,trump of the ,united
 ,states have participated in summits   
with ,north ,korean leader ,kim ,jong   
,un in the pursuit of peace on the      
,korean ,peninsula2 and ,whereas the    
,united ,states ,congress has           
consistently demonstrated strong        
bipartisan support for its ally the     
,republic of ,korea3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives-- 7#a7 observes and    
congratulates the people of ,korea on   
the #ajjth anniversary of ,korea's      
,march ,first ,movement and path to     
independence2  7#b7 recognizes the      

importance of the alliance between the  
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea to the stability of the region   
and the prosperity of both countries2   
7#c7 commends the steps for a unified   
and denuclearized ,korean ,peninsula    
that have been accomplished and efforts 
that still must be made2 and  7#d7      
reaffirms the ,united ,states commitment
 to the ,republic of ,korea's           
independence1 sovereignty1 and safety4