,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #faf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #d1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,fletcher 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,green of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,weber of   
,texas1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,olson1
 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1   
,mr4 ,babin1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,cox of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4    
,stevens1 and ,mr4 ,garamendi7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of ,congress honoring the life
 and mourning the loss of ,lieutenant   
,sandeep ,singh ,dhaliwal of the ,harris
 ,county ,sheriff's ,office4  ,whereas1 
on ,friday1 ,september #bg1 #bjai1 in   
,houston1 ,texas1 ,lieutenant ,sandeep  
,singh ,dhaliwal of the ,harris ,county 
,sheriff's ,office was killed by gunfire
 while serving in the line of duty2     
,whereas the senseless slaying of       
,lieutenant ,dhaliwal represents a      

reminder that the risks assumed by      
police officers daily in serving and    
protecting their communities continue to
 be ever present2 ,whereas ,lieutenant  
,dhaliwal was the first observant ,sikh 
to serve in the ,harris ,county         
,sheriff's ,office and was one of the   
first observant ,sikhs in ,texas to     
receive a policy accommodation to       
practice his religion while serving as a
 police officer2 ,whereas ,sikhs have   
struggled to win religious              
accommodations in the ,united ,states in
 private employment1 the armed services1
 and in most law enforcement agencies   
nationwide1 and often continue to remain
 segregated from public view in their   
employment2 ,whereas out of more than   
#ae1jjj law enforcement agencies in the 
,united ,states1 about #be law          
enforcement agencies have permitted     
accommodation for ,sikhs to wear their  
religious articles of faith1 including  
the ,harris ,county ,sheriff's ,office1 
the ,new ,york ,city ,police1 the       

,chicago ,police1 the ,washington1 ,,dc 
,metropolitan ,police1 ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection1 and the ,united
 ,states ,secret ,service1 among others2
 ,whereas ,lieutenant ,dhaliwal served  
admirably while maintaining his ,sikh   
articles of faith1 including his turban 
7dastaar71 steel bracelet 7kara71 and   
unshorn hair 7kesh7 without impediment1 
which have deep spiritual and moral     
significance2 ,whereas1 as ,lieutenant  
,dhaliwal improved law enforcement's    
cultural understanding of ,sikhs by     
helping to dispel stereotypes about what
 ,americans look like1 he served with   
distinction as an example of the        
tireless contributions that religious   
minorities and marginalized communities 
make to our country2 ,whereas           
,lieutenant ,dhaliwal was widely        
regarded as a role model for ,americans 
of all faiths wishing to serve their    
communities in law enforcement and the  
armed services1 and his loss is felt    
deeply2 ,whereas ,lieutenant ,dhaliwal  

owned a successful trucking business    
before he sold it to join the ,sheriff's
 ,office out of a sense of duty and     
desire to build a bridge between the    
department and the ,houston area ,sikh  
community2 ,whereas ,lieutenant         
,dhaliwal was known to have a giving    
heart1 coordinating relief efforts for  
the community after ,hurricane ,harvey1 
and traveling to ,puerto ,rico to       
provide aid to a colleague's relatives  
after ,hurricane ,maria2 ,whereas       
,lieutenant ,dhaliwal is survived by his
 wife and three children2 and ,whereas  
in the face of this tragic loss1 the    
people of ,houston have come together   
and dedicated themselves to honoring the
 bravery1 dedication to his community1  
and trailblazing work for ,sikh         
,americans that ,lieutenant ,dhaliwal   
exemplified3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives    
extends its condolences to the family   
and loved ones of ,lieutenant ,sandeep  
,singh ,dhaliwal1 and the entire ,harris

 ,county ,sheriff's ,office1 and stands 
in solidarity with the people of        
,houston1 ,harris ,county1 and the ,sikh
 community across ,america1 as they     
celebrate the life1 and mourn the loss1 
of this remarkable and selfless hero who
 represented the very best of our       
,nation's ideals4