,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #be1     
#bjai,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4      
,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,pallone1
 and ,mrs4 ,lawrence7 submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #aejth 
anniversary of the birth of ,mohandas   
,karamchand ,gandhi4  ,whereas1 on      
,october #b1 #ahfi1 ,mohandas           
,karamchand ,gandhi was born in         
,porbandar1 ,india2 ,whereas ,gandhi is 
recognized as a singular historical     
figure and proponent of nonviolent      
protest1 seeking peace and equality for 
all2 ,whereas ,gandhi believed that     
strength does not come from physical    
capacity 4 4 4 it comes from an         
indomitable will2 ,whereas ,gandhi      
believed that the best way to find      

yourself is to lose yourself in the     
service of others2 ,whereas ,gandhi     
believed that the future depends on what
 you do today2 ,whereas ,gandhi gained  
acclaim from around the world1 including
 from ,nobel ,prize winner and noted    
scientist ,albert ,einstein1 who said1  
,generations to come will scarce believe
 that such a one as this ever in flesh  
and blood walked upon this earth2       
,whereas ,gandhi1 while serving as a    
barrister in ,south ,africa1 and after  
suffering the unjust treatment inflicted
 on all people of color in keeping with 
the accepted racial prejudices of the   
time1 decided that he must resist such  
treatment to preserve his dignity as a  
person1 and to protect the rights of all
 men and women1 regardless of race1     
creed1 or caste2 ,whereas ,gandhi1 in   
accordance with his deep religious      
conviction of ahimsa 7to do no harm1 and
 to abhor violence to all living        
things71 led a great movement in ,south 
,africa and then in ,india1 embracing   

civil disobedience and nonviolent       
protest1 resisting the unjust and       
oppressive treatment inflicted on       
,indians living abroad and in their home
 country2 ,whereas ,gandhi gained       
independence of a nation of hundreds of 
millions of people1 forever inspiring   
the world2 ,whereas ,gandhi devoted his 
life to protecting religious freedom and
 encouraging respect and understanding  
of the full panoply of religious        
beliefs1 to uplifting the poor and      
downtrodden1 and to finding peaceful    
resolution to conflict through          
nonviolent resistance and dialogue2     
,whereas ,gandhi inspired civil rights  
leaders around the world1 including     
,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 who wrote1 
while the ,montgomery boycott was going 
on1 ,india's ,gandhi was the guiding    
light of our technique of nonviolent    
social change2 ,whereas ,gandhi was     
responsible for civil rights movements  
in #d continents and #ab countries2     
,whereas ,gandhi was nominated for the  

,nobel ,peace ,prize five times during  
his life1 and was called ,mahatma 7the  
great soul7 in his native ,india for his
 devoted service to others2 and ,whereas
 ,gandhi's legacy has had a lasting     
impact in spreading peace and promoting 
nonviolent protest as the best and most 
effective method to remedy unjust social
 and political conditions across ,india 
and the entire world3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 celebrates the  
life of ,mahatma ,gandhi on the #aejth  
anniversary of his birth2  7#b7         
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the ,international   
,day of ,non-,violence2  7#c7 supports  
freedom of religion around the world2   
7#d7 encourages individual and community
 self-improvement and civic education2  
and  7#e7 recognizes that elections1    
democracy1 and freedom are essential    
rights for all people4