,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 and ,ms4 ,omar7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,,resolution ,recognizing ,american ,muslims' history and contributions to our ,nation4 ,whereas the millions of ,american ,muslims1 immigrant and native born1 comprise two percent of the total population of the ,united ,states1 and have built a vibrant community of diverse races1 ethnicities1 viewpoints1 and backgrounds2 ,whereas many ,african slaves brought to the ,americas1 including the ,american colonies1 later known as the ,united ,states of ,america1 were ,muslim1 and made innumerable contributions to the founding of our ,nation2 ,whereas ,american ,muslims have long served in the ,nation's ,armed ,forces and fought in all major ,united ,states conflicts1 from the ,revolutionary ,war to present day1 with more than #e1jjj ,muslims currently serving in the ,armed ,forces and many ,muslims having made the ultimate sacrifice for the ,united ,states1 including ,army ,corporal ,kareem ,rashad ,sultan ,khan 7#aihg-bjjg71 and ,army ,captain ,humayun ,saqib ,muazzam ,khan 7#aigf-bjjd72 ,whereas countless ,american ,muslims contribute to our ,nation's economy and well-being as physicians1 business owners1 laborers1 service workers1 teachers engaging the next generation of ,americans1 and police officers1 firefighters1 and first responders saving lives every day2 and ,whereas ,american ,muslims have and continue to make important contributions to the advancement of our ,nation that are fundamental to our shared ,american values1 society1 and culture1 including-- 7#a7 military veterans like ,revolutionary ,war ,virginian ,corporal ,bampett ,muhamed1 ,yusuf ,ben ,ali 7also known as ,joseph ,benhaley71 who served in ,george ,washington's ,army and fought with ,general ,thomas ,sumter in ,south ,carolina1 ,civil ,war ,union ,captain ,moses ,osman1 who was the highest ranking ,muslim in that war1 ,world ,war ,,ii ,army ,corporal ,sheikh ,nazim ,abdul-,kariem1 who served in the ,battle of ,normandy and the ,battle of the ,bulge1 ,army ,sergeant ,first ,class and ,korean war prisoner-of-war ,mujahid ,mohammed1 retired ,chief ,master ,sergeant of the ,united ,states ,air ,force ,talib ,m4 ,shareef1 who now serves as ,imam at the ,nation's ,mosque in ,washington1 ,,dc1 and the countless other ,american ,muslims who served valiantly in the ,first and ,second ,world ,wars1 the ,korean and ,vietnam wars1 and most recent conflicts2 7#b7 ,yarrow ,mamout1 the freed ,african-,american ,muslim slave who later became one of the first shareholders of the second chartered bank in ,america1 the ,columbia ,bank2 7#c7 famed architect and designer ,fazlur ,rahman ,khan1 who designed the ,sears ,tower and the ,john ,hancock ,center2 7#d7 ,mohammad ,salman ,hamdani1 the ,new ,york ,city ,police ,department cadet and ,emergency ,medical ,technician who heroically died helping others in the aftermath of the ,september #aath attacks on the ,world ,trade ,center2 7#e7 ,dr4 ,farouk ,el-,baz1 geologist and remote sensing scientist who1 as ,secretary of the ,landing ,site ,selection ,committee for the ,apollo missions1 ,principal ,investigator of ,visual ,observations and ,photography1 and ,chairman of the ,astronaut ,training ,group of the ,apollo ,photo ,team 7#aifg-aigb71 was instrumental in helping ,,nasa identify the landing sites on the ,moon for the ,apollo program2 7#f7 noted academics and researchers like ,dr4 ,sulayman ,s4 ,nyang1 professor and former chairman of the ,african ,studies ,department at ,howard ,university1 ,dr4 ,intisar ,a4 ,rabb1 ,professor of ,law at ,harvard ,law ,school and a director of its ,islamic ,legal ,studies ,program1 ,asifa ,quraishi-,landes1 comparative law expert at the ,university of ,wisconsin-,madison1 and ,zareena ,grewal1 ,american studies and religious studies scholar at ,yale ,university2 7#g7 health professionals like ,dr4 ,elias ,a4 ,zerhouni1 director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 ,dr4 ,heather ,laird-,johnson1 ,founder1 ,president1 and ,director of the ,center for ,muslim ,mental ,health and ,islamic ,psychology at the ,university of ,southern ,california1 and ,dr4 ,zehra ,siddiqui1 who focuses on providing health care for underserved populations including homeless individuals1 immigrants1 and those without health insurance2 7#h7 ,olympic medalists like boxer ,muhammad ,ali1 track and field athlete ,dalilah ,muhammad1 and fencer ,ibtihaj ,muhammad2 7#i7 professional athletes like basketball players ,kareem ,abdul-,jabbar1 ,hakeem ,olajuwon1 and ,shaquille ,o',neal1 football players like ,muhammad ,wilkerson1 ,ameer ,abdullah1 brothers ,husain and ,hamza ,abdullah1 and two-time world heavyweight champion ,hasim ,shariff ,rahman2 7#aj7 religious leaders like ,african-,american ,muslim imam1 civil rights activist and reformer ,hajj ,malik ,el ,shabazz1 also known as ,malcolm ,x2 7#aa7 ,imam ,warith ,deen ,mohammed 7born ,wallace ,d4 ,muhammad71 referred to by many as ,america's ,imam1 an ,african-,american ,muslim leader and theologian who worked tirelessly to unite the diverse ,muslim community and ,nation1 and1 in #aiib1 was the first ,american ,muslim to deliver the invocation for the ,senate2 7#ab7 public servants like ,dr4 ,ahmed ,hassan ,zewail1 who won a ,nobel ,prize in ,chemistry and was a ,presidential ,council of ,advisors on ,science and ,technology member1 former ,deputy ,director of the ,united ,states ,national ,security ,council and ,nixon administration advisor ,dr4 ,robert 7,farooq7 ,d4 ,crane1 and ,zalmay ,khalilzad1 who served as the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,afghanistan from #bjjc-bjje1 ,iraq from #bjje-bjjg1 and the ,united ,nations from #bjjg-bjji1 and ,adam ,shakoor1 the first ,muslim judge in the country2 7#ac7 elected officials like ,indiana ,congressman ,andr ,carson1 ,minnesota ,congresswoman ,ilhan ,omar1 ,michigan ,congresswoman ,rashida ,tlaib1 ,minnesota ,attorney ,general ,keith ,ellison1 ,virginia ,state representative ,sam ,rasoul1 ,pennsylvania ,state representative ,movita ,johnson-,harrell1 and local council members1 including ,aisha ,wahab from ,hayward1 ,california1 ,susan ,dabaja of ,dearborn1 ,michigan1 ,shahid ,shafi of ,southlake1 ,texas1 and ,basheer ,jones from ,cleveland1 ,ohio2 7#ad7 entrepreneurs and business leaders like chairman1 ,,ceo1 and president of ,ethan ,allen ,interiors ,inc41 ,farooq ,kathwari1 ,national ,football ,league ,jacksonville ,jaguars owner and business tycoon ,shahid ,khan1 ,islamic fashion designer and ,verona ,collection company founder ,lisa ,vogl1 founder of ,iman ,cosmetics and philanthropist ,zara 7,iman7 ,mohamed ,abdulmajid1 hair and spa care business magnate ,farouk ,shami1 ,chobani ,greek ,yogurt founder1 chairman1 and ,,ceo1 ,hamdi ,ulukaya1 and ,dr4 ,mark ,humayun1 who co-invented ,argus series retina implants2 and 7#ae7 entertainers like actor and comedian ,hasan ,minaj1 rapper ,lupe ,fiasco1 the first ,muslim actor to win an ,oscar1 ,mahershala ,ali1 the creator of ,mr4 ,robot1 ,sam ,esmail1 and comedian and actor ,maysoon ,zayid3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives recognizes the historic and valuable contributions of the ,american ,muslim community to the ,united ,states4