,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,beatty submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ racism
 z a national crisis & ! ne$ = a tru? & 
reconciliation process4  ,:]eas racism  
is a social sy/em ) multiple            
dim5sions--individual racism t is       
int]naliz$ or int]p]sonal1 & sy/emic    
racism t is in/itutional1 or /ructural1 
& is a sy/em ( /ructur+ opportunity &   
assign+ value bas$ on ! social          
int]pretation ( h[ "o looks2 ,:]eas race
 is a social con/ruct ) no biological   
basis2 ,:]eas racism unfairly           
disadvantages specific individuals &    
communities1 :ile unfairly giv+         
advantages to o!r individuals &         

communities1 & saps ! /r5g? ( ! :ole    
society ?r\gh ! wa/e ( human res\rces2  
,:]eas racism is a root cause ( pov]ty &
 con/ricts economic mobility2 ,:]eas    
racism causes p]si/5t discrim9ation &   
disp>ate outcomes 9 _m areas ( life1    
includ+ h\s+1 education1 employm5t1 &   
crim9al ju/ice1 & an em]g+ body ( rese>*
 demon/rates t racism itself is a social
 det]m9ant ( heal?2 ,:]eas ,african     
,am]icans face ob/acles to economic     
opportunity1 ) high] unemploym5t rates  
7#af4g p]c5t = ,african ,am]icans comp>$
 to #ad4g p]c5t ov]all 9 ,april #bjbj71 
a high] pov]ty rate z a community 7#bj4h
 p]c5t = ,african ,am]icans comp>$ to   
#aa4h p]c5t ov]all 9 #bjah71 l[] home   
own]%ip rates 7#dd p]c5t = ,african     
,am]icans comp>$ to #fe4c p]c5t ov]all71
 & a significant weal? gap 7) a net wor?
 = a typical ,black h\sehold ( #ag1aej  
comp>$ to #aga1jjj = an av]age ,:ite    
family72 ,:]eas ,african ,am]icans      
exp]i5ce disproportionate int]actions ) 
law en=cem5t & ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 z

 demon/rat$ by high] inc>c]ation rates  
7#a1eja ,african ,am]icans p] #ajj1jjj  
comp>$ to #fih p p] #ajj1jjj ov]all71 & 
#dj p]c5t ( ! p :o are inc>c]at$ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates are ,black2 ,:]eas f> too 
_m ,black ,am]icans h lo/ _! lives at ! 
h&s ( law en=cem5t & to viol5ce         
p]petrat$ :ile engag+ 9 lawful          
activities--:ile compris+ j #ab p]c5t ( 
! population1 !y are #d times z likely  
to be kill$ by a police (fic] :ile be+  
un>m$ & n attack+1 comp>$ to a          
,caucasian_/,:ite individual1 & are #b4e
 times m likely to be kill$ by police 9 
g5]al2 ,:]eas #fi p]c5t ( ! victims (   
police brutality 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o   
are ,black 7 suspect$ ( a nonviol5t     
crime & 7 un>m$2 ,:]eas millions (      
,am]icans & p 9 c\ntries across ! globe 
unit$ to peacefully prote/ ! s5seless   
kill+ ( ,george ,floyd :o di$ :ile 9 !  
cu/ody ( #d police (fic]s 9 ,m9neapolis1
 ,m9nesota1 on ,may #be1 #bjbj1 f a knee
 held on 8 neck = #h m9utes & #df       
seconds1 & ! unabat$ police brutality & 

racial inju/ices committ$ aga9/ ,black p
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas racism &     
segregation h exac]bat$ a heal? divide  
result+ 9 ,black ,am]icans hav+ l[] life
 expectancies ?an ,:ite ,am]icans1 be+  
f> m likely ?an o!r races to die        
prematurely 7be=e ! age ( #ge71 & to die
 ( he>t disease or /roke2 ,:]eas ,black 
,am]icans h high] levels ( infant       
mortality1 h l[] bir? weights1 & are m  
likely to be ov]weight or obese1 h adult
 diabetes1 & h long-t]m complications f 
diabetes2 ,:]eas communities ( color1   
work+ class resid5ts1 & ^? :o live )    
disabilities are m likely to exp]i5ce   
poor heal? outcomes z a consequ5ce ( _! 
social det]m9ants ( heal?--heal?        
inequities /emm+ f economic /ability1   
education1 physical environm5t1 food1 & 
access to heal? c>e sy/ems2 ,:]eas m ?an
 #ajj /udies h l9k$ racism to worse     
heal? outcomes2 & ,:]eas ! collective   
prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates dep5ds ^u ! 
equitable access to opportunity = e     
citiz5 reg>dless ( ! color ( _! sk93    

,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes t     
/ructural & sy/emic racism is emb$d$ &  
entr5*$ 9 e aspect ( our ,nation2  7#b7 
condemns ! long-t]m impacts t racism has
 _h on p ( color 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7#c7 ass]ts t racism is a public heal?  
crisis affect+ our entire c\ntry2 &     
7#d7 supports ! creation ( a tru? &     
reconciliation process to address !     
hi/oric1 endur+ sy/emic & /ructural     
racism aga9/ ,black p t cont9ues to     
plague our ,nation4