,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #idj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bc1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas 7for       
herself1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 
,omar1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4
 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,meeks1   
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4
 ,eshoo1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4           
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4       
,lofgren1 and ,ms4 ,porter7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 commencement of ,ramadan1 the ,muslim  
holy month of fasting and spiritual     
renewal1 and commending ,muslims in the 
,united ,states and throughout the world
 for their faith4  ,whereas it is       
estimated that there are approximately  
#a1hjj1jjj1jjj ,muslims worldwide2      
,whereas ,ramadan is the holy month of  

fasting and spiritual renewal for       
,muslims worldwide1 and is the #ith     
month of the ,muslim calendar year2     
,whereas the observance of the ,muslim  
holy month of ,ramadan commences at dusk
 on ,april #bc1 #bjbj1 and continues for
 one lunar month2 ,whereas one of the   
purposes of fasting during the holy     
month of ,ramadan is for ,muslims to    
gain a better understanding of the      
plight faced by those who are less      
fortunate2 ,whereas ,muslims contribute 
greatly to charitable organizations that
 help people from all faiths in the     
,united ,states and around the world by 
providing medical assistance1 family    
services1 scholastic supplies1 before-  
and after-school programs1 feeding the  
hungry1 and providing recuperation      
efforts following natural disasters2    
,whereas ,thomas ,jefferson was the     
first ,president to host an iftar1 the  
meal breaking fast during ,ramadan1 at  
the ,white ,house in #ahje1 and every   
,president since #aiif has hosted an    

iftar for members of the community      
during their ,presidencies2 ,whereas the
 ,department of ,state and ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development have hosted iftars through 
the years for staff and members of the  
diplomatic community2 ,whereas the      
,department of ,agriculture has hosted  
iftar dinners since #bjjh to recognize  
and welcome interfaith dialogue and     
collaboration with individuals and      
organizations whose core values often   
overlap significantly with the mission  
of the ,department1 including disaster  
recovery1 reducing food waste1 ensuring 
access to nutritious food1 and fostering
 safe1 prosperous1 and thriving         
communities2 ,whereas the ,pentagon has 
held an iftar dinner every year since   
#aiii1 recognizing the thousands of     
,american ,muslims serving in all       
branches of the ,united ,states         
military2 ,whereas over #d1ejj ,muslims 
serve on active duty1 and over #b1cjj   
,muslims serve as selected reserve      

personnel in the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces2 ,whereas this ,ramadan1 most   
,muslims around the world are making    
every effort to support self-quarantine 
and physical distancing due to the      
,,covid-#ai pandemic as advised by      
local1 regional1 ,state1 and national   
public health or government authorities2
 ,whereas ,american houses of faith1    
community centers1 schools1 and other   
public centers have made a great        
sacrifice in suspending all nonessential
 gatherings until further notice1       
including services for major religious  
events such as ,ramadan1 ,passover1 and 
,easter2 and ,whereas ,muslims1 like    
other faith communities1 during these   
trying times are finding new ways to    
bridge the gap of physical distancing by
 celebrating their faith and ,ramadan   
online through virtual congregational   
sermons and community events3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 in order  
to demonstrate solidarity with and      
support for members of the community of 

,islam in the ,united ,states and       
throughout the world1 the ,house of     
,representatives recognizes the ,islamic
 faith as one of the great religions of 
the world2 and  7#b7 in observance of   
and out of respect for the commencement 
of ,ramadan1 the ,muslim holy month of  
fasting and spiritual renewal1 the      
,house of ,representatives acknowledges 
the onset of ,ramadan and expresses its 
deepest respect to ,muslims in the      
,united ,states and throughout the world
 on this significant occasion4