,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,march #bh1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,scanlon 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,bass1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1  
,mr4 ,meuser1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4      
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4   
,kim of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1  
,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of 
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,valadao7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,supporting the designation of          
,vaisakhi1 ,april #ad of each year1 as  
,national ,sikh ,day4  ,whereas the     
,united ,states is enriched by the      
diversity of its residents1 who have    
cultivated a climate of social tolerance
 and intellectual pluralism that has    
sustained the ,nation throughout its    
history2 ,whereas the ,sikh community1  
which originated in ,punjab1 ,india1 and
 began immigrating into the ,united     
,states over #ajj years ago1 has played 

an important role in developing the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,sikhism is   
the world's fifth-largest religion with 
nearly #cj1jjj1jjj adherents1 roughly   
#a1jjj1jjj of whom call the ,united     
,states home2 ,whereas1 founded by ,guru
 ,nanak in the ,punjab region of ,india 
during the #aeth century1 the ,sikh     
spiritual tradition is rooted in the    
belief that every person1 regardless of 
race1 gender1 sex1 or creed1 is equal   
before ,god2 ,whereas believing that    
every person shares a connection through
 the oneness of ,god1 the ,sikh         
community emerged as a force for social 
justice by encouraging female           
participation in religious services and 
initiating interfaith efforts to combat 
oppression and injustice2 ,whereas the  
,sikh religion's central principles of  
truthful living1 service to humanity1   
and devotion to ,god also inspire its   
believers to create inclusive           
communities where all are respected2    
,whereas through leading charitable     

events1 the ,sikh community embodies the
 sense of public service that underlies 
the founding principles of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas the people of the     
,united ,states feel obliged to honor   
the ,sikh community's important role in 
supporting and enriching the social     
fabric of the ,nation2 ,whereas ,sikhs  
celebrate ,vaisakhi on the first day of 
the month of ,vaisakh in the ,sikh      
calendar1 which typically falls on      
,april #ad2 ,whereas ,vaisakhi is a     
special occasion in which ,sikhs        
remember the founding in #afii of the   
,order of ,khalsa1 a fellowship of      
devout saint-soldier ,sikhs1 by the     
#ajth ,sikh ,guru to fight tyranny and  
oppression1 which played an important   
role in shaping the religion's history  
and identity2 and ,whereas it is        
altogether fitting and proper to        
celebrate the day of ,vaisakhi alongside
 ,sikhs throughout the world and to     
honor the lasting contributions made by 
the ,sikh community to the ,united      

,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives supports 
the designation of ,national ,sikh ,day 
to honor and celebrate the important    
role played by the ,sikh community in   
strengthening and inspiring the people  
of the ,united ,states4