,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,palm] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ 
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,duncan1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4
 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1    
,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4       
,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,hill ( 
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,byrne1  
,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4      
,bab91 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4        
,gian=te1 ,mr4 ,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 
,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1   
,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4        
,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4 ,biggs1   
,mrs4 ,mill]1 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,smi? (
 ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mrs4 ,rodg]s
 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4        
,we/]man1 & ,ms4 ,foxx ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     

global p]secution ( ,*ri/ians4  ,:]eas  
,*ri/ian p]secution rema9s a global     
problem2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,pew      
,rese>* ,c5t]1 ,*ri/ians rema9 ! mo/    
p]secut$ religi\s gr\p 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas   
p]secution includes acts su* z physical 
viol5ce1 =c$ exile1 imprisonm5t1        
torture1 rape1 & dea?2 ,:]eas1 accord+  
to ,op5 ,doors ,,usa's #bjai ,_w ,wat*  
,li/1 ! #ej mo/ dang]\s c\ntries =      
,*ri/ians 7 responsible = #d1acf        
,*ri/ians kill$ = fai?-relat$ reasons1  
#a1bff *ur* or ,*ri/ian build+ attacks1 
& ! det5tion )\t trial1 arre/1 s5t5c+1 &
 imprisonm5t ( #b1fbe ,*ri/ians2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjaj1 ,asia ,bibi1 a ,*ri/ian "m &  
field labor]1 0 *>g$ ) blasphemy &      
s5t5c$ to dea? by hang+ 9 ,paki/an2     
,:]eas1 aft] n9e ye>s ( imprisonm5t1    
,paki/an's ,supreme ,c\rt acquitt$ ,asia
 ,bibi bas$ on insuffici5t evid5ce & %e 
0 f9ally all[$ to leave ! c\ntry 9 ,may 
#bjai2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjad1 discrim9ation
 & viol5ce t[>d ,*ri/ians1 ,muslims1 &  
o!r religi\s m9orities 9 ,india h       

significantly increas$ us+ anticonv]sion
 laws1 anti-c[-slaught] laws1 =c$       
conv]sions1 & inju/ice )9 law en=cem5t2 
,:]eas1 9 ,nig]ia on ,febru>y #ae1      
#bjad1 ,boko ,h>am militants attack$ a  
f>m+ village 9 ,borno ,/ate1 kill+ #ajf 
p :ile t>get+ male resid5ts ( ! ,*ri/ian
 community2 ,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #bjad1     
,,isis swept into ! ,n9eveh ,pla9 9     
,iraq1 =c+ ?\s&s ( ,*ri/ian families to 
flee _! homes2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1         
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry /at$ t a  
g5ocide 0 be+ committ$ aga9/ ,*ri/ians &
 ,yazidis 9 ,nor!rn ,iraq & ,syria2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,pa/or   
,&rew ,brunson 0 wrongfully imprison$ by
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey = two ye>s until 
8 release 9 #bjah2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #i1
 #bjag1 ,palm ,sunday1 two ,egyptian    
,coptic ,*ri/ian *ur*es 7 bomb$1 kill+  
#de & injur+ #abf *ur*go]s2 ,:]eas1 9   
,nig]ia on ,june #bc1 #bjah1 ,fulani    
militants 9 ,plateau ,/ate kill$ #abj   
,*ri/ians z !y return$ f a fun]al2      
,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #bjah1 police (fic]s 

9 ,*5gdu1 ,*9a1 arre/$ ,prote/ant ,pa/or
 ,wang ,yi & m ?an #ajj ,e>ly ,ra9      
,cov5ant ,*ur* memb]s2 ,:]eas ,*9ese    
au?orities se>*$ & seal$ ea* ( ! ,e>ly  
,ra9 ,cov5ant ,*ur*'s prop]ties & =c$   
memb]s to sign a pl$ge t !y w\ld n att5d
 ! *ur* or *ur* s*ool aga92 ,:]eas ,*9a 
bann$ ! onl9e sale ( ! ,bible2 ,:]eas   
,*9ese au?orities are =c+ ,*ri/ians to  
replace pictures ( ,jesus ) pictures (  
,*9ese gov]nm5t (ficials2 ,:]eas an     
e/imat$ #fj million ,*ri/ians reside 9  
,*9a & mo/ wor%ip 9 und]gr\nd *ur*es to 
avoid gov]nm5t control2 ,:]eas1 on      
,april #ba1 #bjai1 ,ea/] ,sunday1 m ?an 
#ahj p 7 kill$ :ile wor%ipp+ at ,*ri/ian
 *ur*es 9 ?ree sep>ate locations 9 ,sri 
,lanka2 ,:]eas ! ,islamic ,/ate claim$  
responsibility = ! ,ea/] attacks1 /at+ x
 0 c>ri$ out by sev5 ,,isis fight]s &   
t>get$ ,*ri/ians & citiz5s ( ,crusad]   
coalition /ates2 & ,:]eas1 9 ,may #bjai1
 ,briti% ,=eign ,secret>y ,j]emy ,hunt  
issu$ an int]im report f9d+ t ! ov]:elm+
 majority 7e/imat$ at #hj p]c5t7 (      

p]secut$ religi\s believ]s are          
,*ri/ians43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns      
p]secution ( memb]s ( any fai?2  7#b7   
calls = e gov]nm5t to recognize ! "r (  
,*ri/ians to practice _! fai? )\t fe> ( 
p]secution1 includ+ physical viol5ce1   
dea?1 or imprisonm5t2 &  7#c7 calls on !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to prioritize fre$om 
( consci5ce & religi\s fre$om 9 ,unit$  
,/ates =eign policy consid]ation4