,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,costa1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1   
,ms4 ,spanberger1 and ,mr4 ,cook7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,recognizing the significance of the    
#eejth birth anniversary of ,guru       
,nanak1 the founder of ,sikhism1 to     
,sikh ,americans and ,sikhs worldwide4  
,whereas the ,united ,states is enriched
 by the diversity of its residents1 who 
have cultivated a climate of social     
tolerance and intellectual pluralism    
that has sustained it throughout its    
history2 ,whereas the ,sikh community1  
which originated in ,punjab1 in ,south  
,asia1 and began immigrating into the   
,united ,states over #ajj years ago1 has
 played an important role in developing 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,sikhism  
is the world's fifth largest religion   

with nearly #cj1jjj1jjj followers1      
including about #a1jjj1jjj in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas a holistic    
understanding of peace1 supported by    
ideas of equality and fraternity1 is    
part of the ,sikh tradition2 ,whereas   
the very origin of ,sikhism is linked to
 overcoming communal hatred and         
divisions2 ,whereas the year #bjai      
carries significance for ,sikhs across  
the globe as being the #eejth birth     
anniversary of the founder of the ,sikh 
faith1 ,guru ,nanak2 ,whereas ,guru     
,nanak 7#adfi-aeci7 preached to his     
followers to-- 7#a7 remember ,god2  7#b7
 earn their living by honest means2 and 
7#c7 share it with the less fortunate2  
,whereas ,guru ,nanak was an original   
spiritual thinker and expressed his     
thoughts in extraordinary poetry that   
forms the basis of ,sikh scripture1     
,guru ,granth ,sahib2 ,whereas ,guru    
,nanak's social teachings denounced the 
caste system and taught that everyone is
 equal1 regardless of caste1 creed1 or  

gender2 ,whereas ,guru ,nanak's message 
was to recognize the entire human race  
as one2 and ,whereas ,guru ,nanak       
criticized caste and gender inequalities
 and declared that all men and women are
 equal3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives          
recognizes the significance of the      
#eejth birth anniversary of ,guru       
,nanak1 the founder of ,sikhism1 to     
,sikh ,americans and ,sikhs worldwide4