,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abba  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #ab1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,carson 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,dingell1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 
,sherman1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4   
,lynch1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4  
,newman1 ,mr4 ,payne1 and ,mr4 ,pappas7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,recognizing the religious significance 
of ,eid al-,adha and wishing ,muslim    
,americans and ,muslims around the world
 a prosperous holiday4  ,whereas ,eid   
al-,adha is an ,islamic holiday which   
commemorates ,abraham's symbolic        
sacrifice of his son to ,god1 as        
referenced in the ,quran1 ,old          
,testament1 and ,new ,testament2        
,whereas ,eid al-,adha marks the        
culmination of the annual pilgrimage to 
,mecca1 called ,hajj2 ,whereas          
approximately #a1jjj1jjj ,muslims       

participated in ,hajj in the year of    
#bjbb2 ,whereas ,eid al-,adha is a      
holiday of great importance to millions 
of ,muslim ,americans and approximately 
#a1hjj1jjj1jjj ,muslims around the      
world2 ,whereas1 during ,eid al-,adha1  
,muslim ,americans recognize the        
importance of sacrifice1 freedom1 and   
justice2 ,whereas ,eid al-,adha is      
celebrated around the world with        
prayers1 charity1 and social events2    
,whereas ,islam is one of the world's   
major religions2 ,whereas ,american     
,muslims have contributed to every part 
of society to make advancements in      
medicine1 science1 engineering1         
economics1 sports1 education1 and the   
law2 ,whereas the ,muslim population has
 been growing in the ,united ,states1   
and today's ,american ,muslim population
 is a tapestry of ethnic1 racial1       
linguistic1 social1 and economic groups2
 ,whereas over #d1ejj ,muslims serve on 
active duty in the ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces1 and over #b1cjj ,muslims

 serve as selected reserve personnel2   
and ,whereas the observance of ,eid     
al-,adha is celebrated for #c days3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 demonstrates
 solidarity with and support for members
 of the community of ,islam in the      
,united ,states and throughout the      
world2  7#b7 recognizes the importance  
of the ,islamic faith2 and  7#c7 wishes 
,muslim ,americans and ,muslims around  
the world who observe ,eid al-,adha a   
prosperous holiday4