,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,ms4  
,titus 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4  
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4    
,aderholt1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,johnson of 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 and   
,mr4 ,chabot7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
devastating ,april #ba1 #bjai1 terrorist
 bombings in ,sri ,lanka and observing  
#aj years since the end of ,sri ,lanka's
 decades-long civil war1 which ended on 
,may #ah1 #bjji4  ,whereas1 on ,easter  
,sunday1 ,april #ba1 #bjai1 terrorists  
detonated bombs in the ,sri ,lankan     
cities of ,batticaloa1 ,colombo1 and    
,negombo1 killing more than #bej people1
 including #de children1 and injuring at
 least #ejj others2 ,whereas the victims
 came from more than a dozen countries  
and included people worshipping at      
,easter services at ,zion ,church in    

,batticaloa1 ,st4 ,anthony's ,shrine in 
,kochchikade1 ,colombo1 and ,st4        
,sebastian's ,church in ,negombo1 as    
well as the ,cinnamon ,grand1 the       
,shangri-,la1 and the ,kingsbury hotels2
 ,whereas four ,american citizens were  
killed in the attacks2 ,whereas the     
,government of ,sri ,lanka has          
identified the group ,national ,towheeth
 ,jama'ath 7,,ntj7 as responsible for   
the attacks2 ,whereas following the     
attack1 ,,isis-affiliated social media  
accounts published a video depicting    
,,ntj members believed to be the        
attackers pledging allegiance to ,,isis 
and said that the attackers targeted    
nationals of counter-,,isis coalition   
member nations and ,christians in ,sri  
,lanka2 ,whereas the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation has deployed a team of  
agents to ,sri ,lanka to support the    
,sri ,lankan ,government's investigation
 into the ,april #ba terrorist attacks2 
,whereas the ,april #ba terrorist       
attacks were the deadliest in ,sri      

,lanka since the end of that country's  
civil war that concluded on ,may #ah1   
#bjji2 ,whereas ,sri ,lanka has worked  
toward transitional justice1            
reconciliation1 and reform since the end
 of the country's decades-long civil war
 and has pledged to strive for further  
progress on these fronts1 which are     
essential for a lasting peace1 ethnic   
and religious harmony1 and a prosperous 
future for all2 ,whereas the ,government
 of ,sri ,lanka has expressed its       
commitment to addressing the needs of   
all ethnic and religious groups1        
ensuring all may live in security1      
equality1 and dignity1 and has          
recognized the necessity of a political 
settlement to build a peaceful1         
equitable1 and democratic society2      
,whereas reconciliation is a long-term  
process that must be led by the ,sri    
,lankan government and driven by the    
people of ,sri ,lanka1 including civil  
society and nongovernmental             
organizations2 ,whereas the ,government 

of ,sri ,lanka has expressed its        
commitment not to allow the emergency   
powers instituted following the ,april  
#ba terrorist attacks to infringe upon  
the civil liberties and human rights of 
,sri ,lankans2 ,whereas the use of such 
emergency powers should not be allowed  
to exacerbate ethnic or religious       
conflict or to justify the abuse of the 
rule of law2 and ,whereas the ,united   
,states is home to a large ,sri ,lankan 
diaspora that has become an integral    
part of and made significant            
contributions to ,american society3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 offers its  
deepest condolences and sympathies to   
the families and friends of the victims1
 those who were injured1 and all those  
affected by the ,april #ba terrorist    
attacks2  7#b7 acknowledges the #ajth   
anniversary of the end of the country's 
civil war and calls on the ,united      
,states ,government to continue to      
support ,sri ,lanka's efforts to advance

 justice1 accountability1 and           
reconciliation throughout the country1  
and the healing of all people that have 
been affected by the war and the ,april 
#ba terrorist attacks2  7#c7 calls on   
politicians1 civil society1 and all ,sri
 ,lankans not to allow the ,april #ba   
terrorist attacks to impede ,sri        
,lanka's efforts to address the root    
causes of the civil war1 the            
government's responsibility to protect  
citizens of all communities1 or the     
government's efforts to address         
accountability and reconciliation2  7#d7
 calls on the ,sri ,lankan government to
 ensure the protection of vulnerable    
communities1 including religious and    
ethnic minorities1 to prevent acts of   
violence directed against any particular
 community2  7#e7 acknowledges the      
importance of parties reaching a        
long-term political settlement that     
helps advance mutual respect and        
reconciliation in the country2 and  7#f7
 calls on the ,united ,states           

,government to implement policy with    
regard to ,sri ,lanka that improves     
economic and trade ties as well as human
 rights and addresses counter terrorism 
and security sector reform1 while       
supporting initiatives that focus on    
accountability and reconciliation4