,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ae1         
#bjai,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,bass1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,cox of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,pallone1
 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 and    
,mr4 ,costa7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the historic1
 cultural1 and religious significance of
 the festival of ,vaisakhi1 and for     
other purposes4  ,whereas ,vaisakhi has 
been celebrated in the ,punjab region of
 ,south ,asia for centuries and today is
 also celebrated in communities         
throughout ,india1 in the ,united       
,states1 and around the world2 ,whereas 
,vaisakhi is an annual festival         
celebrating the spring harvest season2  
,whereas ,vaisakhi is of particular     
significance to the ,sikh religion and  
is one of the most important dates in   
,sikh history2 ,whereas1 for ,sikhs1    

,vaisakhi commemorates the creation of  
the ,khalsa1 a fellowship of devout     
,sikhs1 by ,guru ,gobind ,singh in      
#afii2 and ,whereas ,vaisakhi celebrates
 community1 prosperity1 and continued   
progress in the year ahead3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
historic1 cultural1 and religious       
significance of the festival of         
,vaisakhi2  7#b7 recognizes the         
significance of ,vaisakhi to ,sikh      
communities in the ,united ,states and  
around the world2 and  7#c7 expresses   
its respect for all communities that    
celebrate ,vaisakhi4