,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjbb ,ms4  
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 
,baldw91 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1  
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,wick]1  
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 
,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,cortez   
,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4
 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1    
,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,ros51
 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,smi?1 
,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,wyd57   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage    
,mon? z an important "t to celebrate !  
significant contributions ( ,asian      
,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &        
,pacific ,isl&]s to ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
jo9 toge!r ea* ,may to pay tribute to ! 
contributions ( g5]ations ( ,asian      
,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &        

,pacific ,isl&]s :o h enri*$ ! hi/ory ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! hi/ory (      
,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 & 
,pacific ,isl&]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
inextricably ti$ to ! /ory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,asian-,am]ican1       
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
community is an inh]5tly div]se         
population1 compos$ ( m ?an #de di/9ct  
e?nicities & m ?an #ajj language        
dialects2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,bureau (
 ! ,c5sus1 ! ,asian-,am]ican population 
grew fa/] ?an any o!r racial or e?nic   
gr\p ov] ! la/ decade1 surg+ ne>ly #ee4e
 p]c5t betwe5 #bjaj & #bjbj1 & dur+ t   
same "t p]iod1 ! ,native ,hawaiian &    
,pacific ,isl&] population grew by #cj4h
 p]c5t2 ,:]eas !re are approximately    
#bd1jjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
:o id5tify z ,asian & approximately     
#a1fjj1jjj resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o
 id5tify z ,native ,hawaiian or o!r     
,pacific ,isl&]1 mak+ up ne>ly #g p]c5t 
( ! total population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas ! mon? ( ,may 0 select$ =        

,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 because ! fir/ ,japanese immigrants    
arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,may #g1    
#ahdc1 & ! fir/ transcont95tal railroad 
0 complet$ on ,may #aj1 #ahfi1 )        
sub/antial contributions f ,*9ese       
immigrants2 ,:]eas section #ajb ( title 
#cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 (ficially     
designates ,may z ,asian_/,pacific      
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? & reque/s !     
,presid5t to issue an annual            
proclamation call+ on ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to obs]ve ! mon? ) appropriate   
programs1 c]emonies1 & activities2      
,:]eas #bjbb m>ks sev]al important      
mile/ones = ! ,asian-,am]ican & ,pacific
 ,isl&] community1 includ+--  7#a7 !    
#adj? anniv]s>y ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,*9ese 
,exclusion ,act ( #ahhb1 :i* b>r$ !     
entry ( ,*9ese immigrants to ! ,unit$   
,/ates = m ?an #ej ye>s & spurr$ a s]ies
 ( anti-immigrant policies t>get+       
immigration f ! ,asia-,pacific region2  
7#b7 ! #dj? anniv]s>y ( ! murd] ( ,v9c5t
 ,*91 a ,*9ese-,am]ican man :o 0 beat5  

to dea? 9 ,mi*igan by #b ,:ite m5 ang]$ 
by lay(fs 9 ! auto indu/ry2  7#c7 ! #cj?
 anniv]s>y ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,act entitl$
 ,an ,act to designate ,may ( ea* ye> z 
,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican ,h]itage      
,mon?1 approv$ ,octob] #bc1 #aiib 7#cf  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajb72 &  7#d7 ! #ae?         
anniv]s>y ( ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,asian     
,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific    
,isl&]-,s]v+ ,in/itutions program1 :i* 0
 au?oriz$ "u ! ,college ,co/ ,r$uction &
 ,access ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-hd2    
#aba ,/at4 #ghd72  ,:]eas ,asian        
,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &        
,pacific ,isl&]s h made significant     
contributions to ! ,unit$ ,/ates at all 
levels ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+-- 7#a7     
,daniel ,k4 ,in\ye1 a ,m$al ( ,honor &  
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om recipi5t   
:o1 z ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate1 
0 ! !n-highe/-rank+ ,asian-,am]ican     
gov]nm5t (ficial 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7#b7 ,dalip ,s+h ,saund1 ! fir/
 ,asian-,am]ican ,congressman2  7#c7    

,patsy ,t4 ,m9k1 ! fir/ woman ( color & 
,asian-,am]ican woman to be elect$ to   
,congress2  7#d7 ,hiram ,l4 ,fong1 !    
fir/ ,asian-,am]ican ,s5ator2  7#e7     
,daniel ,k4 ,akaka1 ! fir/ ,s5ator (    
,native ,hawaiian ance/ry2  7#f7 ,norman
 ,y4 ,m9eta1 ! fir/ ,asian-,am]ican     
memb] ( a ,presid5tial cab9et2  7#g7    
,ela9e ,l4 ,*ao1 ! fir/ ,asian-,am]ican 
woman memb] ( a ,presid5tial cab9et2 &  
7#h7 ,kamala ,d4 ,h>ris1 ! fir/ woman & 
! fir/ ,asian ,am]ican to hold ! ,(fice 
( ! ,vice ,presid5t2 ,:]eas ! #aag?     
,congress includes a record #ba ,memb]s 
( ,asian or ,pacific ,isl&] desc5t2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! ,congressional ,asian
 ,pacific ,am]ican ,caucus1 a bicam]al  
caucus ( ,memb]s ( ,congress advocat+ on
 behalf ( ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native     
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s1 is      
compos$ ( #gf ,memb]s1 & o!r caucuses   
work+ on ,asian-,am]ican1 ,native       
,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] issues may 
be e/abli%$2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ,asian    
,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &        

,pacific ,isl&]s are s]v+ 9 ,/ate &     
,t]ritorial legislatures across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 record numb]s1 includ+ 9--    
7#a7 ! ,/ates ( ,alaska1 ,arizona1      
,arkansas1 ,cali=nia1 ,connecticut1     
,florida1 ,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1    
,ill9ois1 ,i[a1 ,kansas1 ,k5tucky1      
,m>yl&1 ,massa*usetts1 ,mi*igan1        
,m9nesota1 ,miss\ri1 ,nebraska1 ,nevada1
 ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new      
,mexico1 ,new ,york1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1     
,ohio1 ,oklahoma1 ,oregon1 ,p5nsylvania1
 ,t5nessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,v]mont1     
,virg9ia1 ,wa%+ton1 ,wiscons91 & ,wyom+2
 &  7#b7 ! ,t]ritories ( ,am]ican       
,samoa1 ,guam1 & ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2  ,:]eas1 9      
#bjbb1 ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native        
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s honorably
 s]ve ?r\gh\t ! ,f$]al judici>y2 ,:]eas 
,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 & 
,pacific ,isl&]s repres5t m ?an #f p]c5t
 ( ,f$]al employees1 includ+ hundr$s (  
/aff]s ( ,asian or ,pacific ,isl&]      
desc5t :o s]ve z /aff 9 ! ,s5ate & !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,c5t] = ! ,/udy ( ,hate &         
,extremism1 !re 0 a #cci p]c5t increase 
9 anti-,asian hate crimes 9 #bjba1 & !  
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation record$ a
 #gc p]c5t increase 9 su* crimes 9      
#bjbj2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,m>* #bjbj1 !re has 
be5 a dramatic increase 9 reports (     
anti-,asian hate crimes & incid5ts      
relat$ to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+ 
approximately #aa1jjj hate incid5ts1    
includ+ %unn+1 v]bal & onl9e h>assm5t1  
physical assault1 & civil rights        
violations1 t 7 report$ to ,/op ,,aapi  
,hate f ! />t ( ! p&emic ?r\gh ,decemb] 
#ca1 #bjba1 & c\ntless o!r incid5ts t h 
n be5 report$2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a     
survey conduct$ dur+ ,septemb] & ,octob]
 ( #bjba by ,/op ,,aapi ,hate1 #a 9 #e  
,asian ,am]icans 7#ba4b p]c5t7 &        
,pacific ,isl&]s 7#bj4j p]c5t7 report$  
exp]i5c+ a hate incid5t 9 ! pa/ ye>2    
,:]eas discrim9ation aga9/ ,asian       
,am]icans1 especially 9 mom5ts ( crisis1
 is n a new ph5om5on1 & viol5ce aga9/   

,asian ,am]icans has occurr$ ?r\gh\t    
,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory1 includ+--  7#a7 ! 
enactm5t ( ! ,page ,act ( #ahge1 :i*    
re/rict$ entry ( ,*9ese1 ,japanese1 &   
o!r ,asian wom5 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
effectively prohibit$ ! immigration (   
,*9ese wom51 prev5t+ ! =mation ( ,*9ese 
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & limit+ !   
numb] ( native-born ,*9ese citiz5s2     
7#b7 ! enactm5t ( ! ,*9ese ,exclusion   
,act ( #ahhb1 :i* 0 ! fir/ law to       
explicitly exclude an entire e?nic gr\p 
f immigrat+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 ! 
issuance ( ,executive ,ord] #ijff 9     
#aidb1 :i* au?oriz$ ! =c$ relocation &  
inc>c]ation ( approximately #abj1jjj    
individuals ( ,japanese ance/ry dur+ ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 ! majority ( :om 7 ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5s2  7#d7 ! murd] ( ,v9c5t  
,*92  7#e7 ! ,clevel& ,elem5t>y ,s*ool  
%oot+ on ,janu>y #ag1 #aihi1 9 :i* a    
gunman us$ an ,,ak-#dg to kill #e       
*ildr51 #d ( :om 7 ( ,s\!a/ ,asian      
desc5t2  7#f7 ! rise 9 discrim9ation &  
viol5ce aga9/ ,muslim1 ,sikh1 & ,s\?    

,asian ,am]icans foll[+ ! ,septemb] #aa1
 #bjja1 attacks on ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t] & 
! ,p5tagon2  7#g7 ! mass %oot+ at a     
,sikh temple 9 ,oak ,creek1 ,wiscons91  
on ,augu/ #e1 #bjab1 9 :i* a ,:ite      
supremaci/ fatally %ot #f p & w\nd$ #d  
o!rs2  7#h7 ! %oot+ ( #i p ne> ,atlanta1
 ,georgia1 on ,m>* #af1 #bjba1 at #c    
sep>ate ,asian-own$ bus9esses1 9 :i* #h 
p 7 kill$1 includ+ #f ,asian wom52 &    
7#i7 ! %oot+ ( #f p 9 ,laguna ,woods1   
,cali=nia1 on ,may #ae1 #bjbb1 9 :i*    
memb]s ( ! ,irv9e ,taiwanese            
,presbyt]ian ,*ur* 7 t>get$2 ,:]eas1 9  
response to ! uptick 9 anti-,asian hate 
crimes ?r\gh\t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1    
,congress pass$ ! ,,covid-#ai ,hate     
,crimes ,act 7,public ,law #aag-ac2 #ace
 ,/at4 #bfe71 :i* 0 sign$ into law by   
,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid5 on ,may #bj1
 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has 
deeply impact$ ! ,asian-,am]ican &      
,pacific ,isl&] community2 ,:]eas ,asian
 ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 &       
,pacific ,isl&]s h be5                  

disproportionately impact$ by !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & ,native ,hawaiians
 & ,pacific ,isl&]s h fac$ among !      
highe/ infection & mortality rates out (
 any racial gr\p 9 sev]al ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 m ?an #b1jjj1jjj ,asian-,am]ican1      
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
fir/ respond]s1 heal? c>e provid]s1 &   
frontl9e work]s are among ! unsung h]oes
 9 ! ,nation's fight aga9/ ,,covid-#ai2 
,:]eas !re rema9s mu* to be done to     
ensure t ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native      
,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s h access 
to res\rces & a voice 9 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & cont9ue to advance 9 !  
political l&scape ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
,:]eas celebrat+ ,asian_/,pacific       
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? provides ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ) an opportunity to      
recognize ! a*ievem5ts1 contributions1 &
 hi/ory (1 & to und]/& ! *all5ges fac$  
by ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1
 & ,pacific ,isl&]s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes !          
significance ( ,asian_/,pacific ,am]ican

 ,h]itage ,mon? z an important "t to    
celebrate ! significant contributions ( 
,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 & 
,pacific ,isl&]s to ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#b7 recognizes t            
,asian-,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &   
,pacific ,isl&] communities enhance !   
ri* div]sity ( & /r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates4