,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,young 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
historical1 cultural1 and religious     
significance of the #eejth birthday of  
,guru ,nanak and the contributions and  
sacrifices made by ,sikhs of the ,united
 ,states4  ,whereas ,sikhs have been    
living in the ,united ,states for more  
than #abj years2 ,whereas1 during the   
early #bjth century1 thousands of ,sikhs
 of the ,united ,states worked on farms1
 in lumber mills and mines1 and on the  
,oregon1 ,pacific1 and ,eastern         
,railroad2 ,whereas ,sikhism is a       
monotheistic religion and the fifth     
largest religion in the world1 with--   
7#a7 more than #be1jjj1jjj ,sikhs       
worldwide2 and  7#b7 almost #a1jjj1jjj  
,sikhs in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 

#bjai is the year of the #eejth birthday
 of ,guru ,nanak1 the first of #aj gurus
 and founders of ,sikhism2 ,whereas the 
,gurpurab of ,guru ,nanak-- 7#a7 is one 
of the most important dates on the ,sikh
 calendar2 and  7#b7 is celebrated      
across the ,united ,states and          
worldwide2 ,whereas ,vaisakhi1 which is 
one of the most historically significant
 days of the year for ,sikhs--  7#a7 is 
celebrated on ,april #ad2 and  7#b7 is  
the day on which ,guru ,gobind ,singh   
,ji1 the #ajth ,guru of ,sikhism1       
created the ,warrior ,saint tradition of
 the volunteer soldier known as ,khalsa2
  ,whereas the ,sikh place of worship is
 known as ,gurdwara ,sahib1 and there   
are more than #ejj ,gurdwaras ,sahib    
across the ,united ,states2 ,whereas a  
hallmark of ,sikh values and tradition  
is the community kitchen in every       
,gurdwara1 known as the ,langar1 where  
food is served1 for free1 to all        
visitors to the ,gurdwara regardless of 
faith1 religion1 or background2 ,whereas

 ,sikh men and women have contributed to
 the society of the ,united ,states     
since the initial arrival of ,sikhs in  
the ,united ,states in the late #ahjjs2 
,whereas ,sikhs of the ,united ,states  
pursue diverse professions that add to  
the social1 cultural1 and economic      
vibrancy of the ,united ,states1        
including--  7#a7 by serving as members 
of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#b7 by     
making significant contributions to     
agriculture1 information technology1    
other technology1 small businesses1 the 
hospitality industry1 trucking1 and     
medicine2  ,whereas ,sikhs of the       
,united ,states served in the ,united   
,states military during the ,world      
,wars2 ,whereas ,sikhs stand for-- 7#a7 
equality of gender2  7#b7 equality of   
race2 and  7#c7 freedom of faith2       
,whereas ,hoosier ,sikhs are one of the 
fastest growing business communities in 
,indiana2 ,whereas ,sikhs of the ,united
 ,states distinguish themselves by      
fostering respect among all people      

through faith and service2 ,whereas     
,sikhism preaches a message of devotion1
 truthful living1 equality of mankind1  
and social justice2 ,whereas the ,senate
 is committed to providing education to 
the people of the ,united ,states       
about-- 7#a7 the religions of the world2
  7#b7 the value of religious diversity2
  7#c7 tolerance grounded in the        
principles of the ,first ,amendment to  
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states2  7#d7 a culture of mutual      
understanding2 and  7#e7 the importance 
of reducing violence2 and  ,whereas the 
,senate seeks to further diversity in   
the ,senate community and afford all    
people of the ,united ,states the       
opportunity to better understand1       
recognize1 and appreciate the rich      
history and shared experiences of ,sikhs
 of the ,united ,states3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes--  7,a7 the historical1 
cultural1 and religious significance of 
the #eejth birthday of ,guru ,nanak2    

7,b7 the contributions and sacrifices   
made by ,sikhs of the ,united ,states2  
and  7,c7 the discrimination that ,sikhs
 of the ,united ,states have faced in   
the ,united ,states and around the      
world2 and  7#b7 expresses respect for  
all ,sikhs who practice their faith4