,h4 ,,res4 #ijh  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,september  
#ag1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas #bc  
million ,asian ,americans and ,pacific  
,islanders account for #g percent of the
 ,nation's population in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas over #b million ,asian
 ,americans and ,pacific ,islanders are 
working on the frontlines of this       
,,covid-#ai pandemic in health care1 law
 enforcement1 first responders1         
transportation1 supermarkets1 and other 
service industries2 ,whereas the use of 
anti-,asian terminology and rhetoric    
related to ,,covid-#ai1 such as the     
,chinese ,virus1 ,wuhan ,virus1 and     
,kung-flu have perpetuated anti-,asian  
stigma2 ,whereas since ,january #bjbj1  
there has been a dramatic increase in   
reports of hate crimes and incidents    
against those of ,asian descent2        
,whereas according to a recent study1   
there were over #djj cases related to   
,,covid-#ai anti-,asian discrimination  
between ,february #i1 #bjbj1 and ,march 

#g1 #bjbj2 ,whereas the increased use of
 anti-,asian rhetoric has resulted in   
,asian ,americans being harassed1       
assaulted1 and scapegoated for the      
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 ,whereas in ,march
 #bjbj1 anti-,asian violence includes3 a
 woman wearing a mask was kicked and    
punched at a ,new ,york ,city subway    
station2 two children and two adults    
were stabbed at a wholesale grocery in  
,midland1 ,texas2 a couple was assaulted
 and robbed by a group of attackers in  
,philadelphia2 and a #af-year-old boy   
was sent to the hospital after being    
attacked by bullies in ,los ,angeles1   
,california2 ,whereas the increased use 
of anti-,asian rhetoric has also        
resulted in ,asian-,american businesses 
being targeted for vandalism2 ,whereas  
there are approximately #b million      
,asian ,american-owned businesses that  
generate over #gjj billion in annual    
revenue and employ nearly #d4e million  
workers2 ,whereas the ,world ,health    
,organization 7,,who7 and the ,centers  

for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
7,,cdc7 recognize that naming           
,,covid-#ai by its geographic location  
or linking it to a specific ethnicity   
perpetuates stigma2 ,whereas in #bjae1  
the ,,who issued guidance calling on    
media outlets1 scientists1 and national 
authorities to avoid naming infectious  
diseases for locations to avoid         
stigmatizing groups of people2 ,whereas1
 on ,february #bg1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services stated 
ethnicity is not what causes the novel  
coronavirus and that it is inappropriate
 and inaccurate to call ,,covid-#ai the 
,chinese virus2 ,whereas1 on ,february  
#bh1 #bjbj1 ,dr4 ,mitch ,wolfe1 the     
,chief ,medical ,officer of the ,,cdc   
said1 ,stigma is the enemy of public    
health2 ,whereas1 on ,march #aj1 #bjbj1 
,dr4 ,robert ,redfield1 the ,director of
 the ,,cdc1 testified that use of the   
term ,chinese coronavirus is wrong and  
inappropriate2 and ,whereas the         
,secretary ,general of the ,united      

,nations called for international       
solidarity and an end to any ill-founded
 discrimination of the outbreak's       
victims3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
calls on all public officials to condemn
 and denounce any and all anti-,asian   
sentiment in any form2  7#b7 recognizes 
that the health and safety of all       
,americans1 no matter their background1 
must be of utmost priority2  7#c7       
condemns all manifestations of          
expressions of racism1 xenophobia1      
discrimination1 anti-,asian sentiment1  
scapegoating1 and ethnic or religious   
intolerance2  7#d7 calls on ,federal law
 enforcement officials1 working with    
,state and local officials--  7,a7 to   
expeditiously investigate and document  
all credible reports of hate crimes and 
incidents and threats against the       
,asian-,american community in the       
,united ,states2  7,b7 to collect data  
to document the rise of incidences of   
hate crimes due to ,,covid-#ai2 and     

7,c7 to hold the perpetrators of those  
crimes1 incidents1 or threats           
accountable and bring such perpetrators 
to justice2 and  7#e7 recommits ,united 
,states leadership in building more     
inclusive1 diverse1 and tolerant        
societies--  7,a7 to prioritize language
 access and inclusivity in communication
 practices2 and  7,b7 to combat         
misinformation and discrimination that  
put ,asian ,americans at risk4  ,clerk4