,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,green of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,haaland1   
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,omar1
 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,clay1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and    
,mr4 ,cleaver7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,declaring unconditional  
war on racism and invidious             
discrimination and providing for the    
establishment of a ,cabinet-level       
,department of ,reconciliation charged  
with eliminating racism and invidious   
discrimination4  ,whereas this          
resolution is presented in the spirit of
 ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson1       
who--on ,january #h1 #aifd1 after the   
assassination of ,president ,john ,f4   
,kennedy1 during a time of great        
turmoil--proclaimed1 ,this              

administration today1 here and now1     
declares unconditional war on poverty in
 ,america ''' ,our aim is not only to   
relieve the symptoms of poverty1 but to 
cure it and1 above all1 to prevent it42 
,whereas ,president ,barack ,obama      
indicated1 ,in fact1 if we hadn't       
declared unconditional war on poverty in
 ,america1 millions more ,americans     
would be living in poverty today42      
,whereas some of the programs produced  
by the ,war on ,poverty include         
,medicaid1 ,medicare1 expanded ,social  
,security1 and ,head ,start--all of     
which are still needed today2 ,whereas  
racism and invidious                    
discrimination--like poverty in         
#aifd--remain pervasive in our country2 
,whereas history is replete with        
examples of victims of racism and       
invidious discrimination being denied   
life1 liberty1 and the pursuit of       
happiness2 ,whereas systemic and        
institutionalized racism and invidious  
discrimination exist in virtually all   

areas of ,american life1 including      
policing1 criminal justice1 housing1    
banking1 voting1 employment1 education1 
the environment1 and health care2 and   
,whereas the protestations in the       
aftermath of the tragic death of ,george
 ,floyd are a clear indication that it  
has become necessary for ,congress to   
take decisive1 immediate and long-term  
legislative action to address the       
elimination of racism and invidious     
discrimination3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 condemns racism and invidious      
discrimination as evil and antithetical 
to the ,u4,s4 ,constitution2  7#b7      
declares unconditional war on racism and
 invidious discrimination in ,america   
and will provide the resources and      
funding for their defeat2 and  7#c7     
shall pass legislation establishing a   
,cabinet-level ,department of           
,reconciliation charged with ending     
racism and invidious discrimination1    
developing and coordinating the         

implementation of a comprehensive       
national strategy to eliminate racism   
and invidious discrimination1 with a    
budget that shall be the equivalent of  
not less than #aj percent of the        
,defense ,department's budget1 and      
headed by a ,secretary of               
,reconciliation appointed by the        
,president with the advice and consent  
of the ,senate who shall make           
semi-annual progress reports to         
,congress4