,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hhd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #c1 #bjbj,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 and ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,recognizing the global threat transnational white supremacist extremism presents to ,america and its interests4 ,whereas in ,august #bjag1 an innocent woman was killed when a white supremacist targeted a group of protestors by ramming his car into their march in ,charlottesville1 ,virginia2 ,whereas in ,december #bjag1 two students were killed when a white supremacist targeted ,aztec ,high ,school in ,aztec1 ,new ,mexico2 ,whereas in ,october #bjah1 #aa worshipers of the ,jewish faith were murdered when a white supremacist targeted the ,tree of ,life ,synagogue in ,pittsburgh1 ,pennsylvania2 ,whereas in ,august #bjai1 #bb people were murdered at an ,el ,paso1 ,texas1 shopping center when a white supremacist targeted people of ,mexican heritage2 ,whereas in the terrorist attacks listed above the suspects had connections to foreign white supremacist extremists2 ,whereas in ,september #bjai1 the ,department of ,homeland ,security published the ,strategic ,framework for ,countering ,terrorism and ,targeted ,violence1 identifying white supremacist extremism as one of the most potent forces driving domestic terrorism and describing white supremacist extremists as part of a broader movement who can generally be characterized by hatred for immigrants and ethnic minorities1 often combining these prejudices with virulent anti-,semitism and anti-,muslim views2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state lists #fh groups currently on the foreign terrorist organization list and none are white supremacist groups2 ,whereas it is unlawful for anyone in the ,united ,states to provide material support or service in the form of property1 currency1 lodging1 training1 advice1 assistance1 housing1 false documents or identification1 equipment1 weapons1 explosives1 personnel1 or transportation to any group on the foreign terrorist organization list2 ,whereas designating a foreign violent white supremacist group is designated as a foreign terrorist organization would help empower law enforcement to investigate ,united ,states-based individuals connected to that foreign group2 ,whereas if any ,united ,states financial institution becomes aware that it possesses or controls financial assets in which a designated foreign terrorist organization has an interest1 the financial institution must retain possession or control over the asset and report the funds to the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury2 ,whereas adding known foreign violent white supremacist groups to the foreign terrorist organization list would enable ,american law enforcement and other government entities to better defend the homeland and protect ,american interests abroad2 ,whereas the ,nordic ,resistance ,movement is a transnational neo-,nazi organization with chapters in multiple countries which is avowedly anti-,semitic1 anti-,,lgbt1 anti-immigrant1 pro-white supremacy1 and pro-,hitler2 ,whereas the ,nordic ,resistance ,movement has been banned by the ,government of ,finland since #bjag2 ,whereas in ,october #bjah1 the ,trump administration published its ,national ,strategy for ,counterterrorism of the ,united ,states of ,america which states the white supremacist group ,nordic ,resistance ,movement's use of violence and intent to destabilize societies often puts ,americans lives at risk2 ,whereas the ,national ,action ,group is a neo-,nazi organization founded in the ,united ,kingdom and has been banned in the ,united ,kingdom since #bjaf2 ,whereas the ,trump administration's ,national ,strategy on ,counterterrorism states that the ,national ,action ,group has engaged with like-minded groups in the ,united ,states ''' expanding the potential influence of its violent ideology42 ,whereas1 on ,october #af1 #bjai1 dozens of ,members of ,congress urged the ,department of ,state to add foreign violent white supremacist groups to the foreign terrorist organization list2 ,whereas the ,atomwaffen ,division is a neo-,nazi white supremacist group formed in the ,united ,states and has spread to the ,united ,kingdom 7,sonnenkrieg71 ,germany 7,,awd ,deutschland71 ,canada 7,northern ,order71 and the ,baltic ,states 7,feuerkrieg ,division72 ,whereas ,blood and ,honour is deemed an international neo-,nazi network and ,combat #ah is described as its armed branch and have carried out attacks in ,north ,america and ,europe2 ,whereas ,blood and ,honour and ,combat #ah have been banned by the ,government of ,canada since #bjai2 and ,whereas ,combat #ah was banned by the ,government of ,germany since ,january #bjbj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 mourns the victims of white supremacist terrorists2 7#b7 supports law enforcement and intelligence agencies in their endeavors to stop the scourge of white supremacist acts of terror consistent with the protection and promotion of the civil rights1 civil liberties1 and privacy of ,american citizens2 7#c7 recognizes violent foreign and transnational white supremacist extremism as a significant threat to the ,united ,states2 7#d7 recognizes violent foreign and transnational white supremacist extremism as a global threat that is spreading across the ,united ,states2 7#e7 condemns transnational white supremacist extremism2 and 7#f7 urges the ,secretary of ,state to add violent foreign white supremacist groups to the ,department of ,state's foreign terrorist organization list when qualifying criteria are satisfied4