,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,correa1     
,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 and ,ms4      
,lofgren7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ddth    
anniversary of the ,fall of ,saigon on  
,april #cj1 #aige4  ,whereas since      
#aige1 hundreds of thousands of         
,vietnamese have resettled in the       
,united ,states and built vibrant       
communities across the ,united ,states  
which contribute to the rich diversity  

of the ,nation2 ,whereas1 on ,april #cj1
 #aige1 the ,republic of ,vietnam was   
overthrown by communist forces in an    
event known as ,black ,april or the     
,fall of ,saigon1 which is observed in  
,vietnamese ,american communities across
 the ,united ,states each year2 ,whereas
 members of the ,south ,vietnamese      
military fought side-by-side with the   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces in       
defense of the ideals of democracy and  
freedom2 ,whereas ,vietnamese ,americans
 have continuously advocated for freedom
 and democracy in ,vietnam1 and spoken  
out against human rights abuses by the  
,vietnamese ,government2 and ,whereas   
,vietnam continues to hold one of the   
worst records on human rights in the    
region1 violating religious freedom1    
obstructing press freedom1 restricting  
its own citizens' freedom of speech and 
assembly1 and detaining prisoners of    
conscience3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the significance of the 

#ddth anniversary of the ,fall of       
,saigon on ,april #cj1 #aige2  7#b7     
honors the contributions of ,vietnamese 
,americans to the ,united ,states over  
the last #dd years and their tireless   
commitment to upholding freedom1 human  
rights1 and democracy in ,vietnam2  7#c7
 honors the service of members of the   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and of   
the ,south ,vietnamese forces who fought
 in ,vietnam1 including those who gave  
their lives2  7#d7 honors the memory of 
the ,vietnamese who lost their lives    
while attempting to flee ,vietnam2 and  
7#e7 encourages all citizens of the     
,united ,states to join in remembering  
the ,fall of ,saigon1 honoring the      
contributions of the ,vietnamese        
,american community1 and calling for    
freedom1 human rights1 and democracy in 
,vietnam4