,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,lofgren 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,haaland1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 
,ms4 ,norton1 and ,ms4 ,speier7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,recognizing the cultural and historical
 significance of ,nowruz4  ,whereas     
,nowruz marks the traditional ,iranian  
,new ,year1 which originated in ancient 
,persia1 and dates back more than #c1jjj
 years2 ,whereas ,nowruz1 meaning a ,new
 ,day1 occurs on the vernal equinox and 
celebrates the arrival of spring2       
,whereas ,nowruz symbolizes a time of   
renewal and community1 it harkens the   
departure from the trials and           
tribulations of the previous year and   
brings hope for the ,new ,year2 ,whereas
 ,nowruz is celebrated by nearly        
#cjj1jjj1jjj ,iranians and other peoples
 all over the world1 including in the   

,united ,states1 ,iran1 and other       
countries in ,central ,asia1 ,south     
,asia1 the ,caucasus1 ,crimea1 and the  
,balkan region2 ,whereas ,nowruz is     
celebrated by ,iranian-,americans of all
 backgrounds1 including those with      
,baha'i1 ,christian1 ,jewish1 ,muslim1  
,zoroastrian1 and nonreligious          
backgrounds2 ,whereas ,nowruz serves to 
remind the ,united ,states of the many  
lasting contributions of the ,persian   
civilization to the world and the       
noteworthy impact of ,iranian-,americans
 to the social and economic fabric of   
society in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 ,iranian-,americans continue to make   
contributions in all sectors of         
,american public life1 including as     
government1 military1 and law           
enforcement officials working to uphold 
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 and to protect all people in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas               
,iranian-,americans maintain strong ties
 to the people of ,iran and desire to   

see a democratic ,iran that respects    
human rights2 ,whereas ,congress        
supports the ,iranian people's right to 
freedom of expression and speech2 and   
,whereas ,nowruz embodies the tradition 
that each individual's thinking1        
speaking1 and conduct should always be  
virtuous1 and the ideal of compassion   
for our fellow human beings regardless  
of ethnicity or religion1 and connects  
the ,persian ,new ,year to the values of
 human rights3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the cultural and        
historical significance of ,nowruz2     
7#b7 expresses its appreciation for the 
contributions of ,iranian-,americans to 
society in the ,united ,states in       
observance of ,nowruz2  7#c7 recognizes 
the hopes and aspirations of all people1
 including the people of ,iran for human
 rights and religious tolerance as      
embodied in the spirit of ,nowruz2  7#d7
 commends the observance of the ,nowruz 
holiday in both the ,united ,states and 

,iran1 and strongly supports the right  
of all ,iranians to exercise freedom of 
assembly1 freedom of expression1 and    
freedom of speech2 and  7#e7 wishes     
,iranian-,americans and the people of   
,iran and all those who observe this    
holiday a prosperous new year4