,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #abg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bh1 #bjbc,mr4   
,hawley submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !    
horrific s*ool %oot+ at ,! ,cov5ant     
,s*ool 9 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee1 z a hate 
crime1 & recogniz+ ! victims & express+ 
condol5ces to _! families4  ,:]eas1 on  
,m>* #bg1 #bjbc1 a d]ang$ individual    
tragically & viol5tly op5$ fire at ,!   
,cov5ant ,s*ool1 a religi\s in/itution 9
 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee1 t is "p ( !      
,cov5ant ,presbyt]ian ,*ur*2 ,:]eas ?is 
he9\s act result$ 9 ! dea? ( #c innoc5t 
/ud5ts1 namely ,evelyn ,dieckhaus1      
,hallie ,scruggs1 & ,william ,k9ney2    
,:]eas #c d$icat$ s*ool employees1      
,cyn?ia ,peak1 ,ka!r9e ,koonce1 &       
,mi*ael ,hill1 also tragically lo/ _!   
lives 9 ! l9e ( duty2 ,:]eas ,f$]al law 
explicitly prohibits viol5ce aga9/ p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates on ! basis ( religi\s    
affiliation or belief2 ,:]eas ?is       

repreh5sible act ( viol5ce t>get$ a     
,*ri/ian in/itution1 its /ud5ts1 & its  
employees2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate ackn[l$ges & 
honors ! brav]y & sacrifice ( ! fir/    
respond]s1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 & m$ical
 p]sonnel :o respond$ to ?is tragic     
ev5t2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate ext5ds its deepe/ 
condol5ces to ! families1 fri5ds1 & lov$
 ones ( ! victims & ! entire community (
 ,! ,cov5ant ,s*ool2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ate  
recognizes t ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ cont9ue
 to "w to prev5t hate crimes1 protect   
religi\s lib]ties1 & ensure ! safety &  
security ( all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly 
condemns ! horrific act ( viol5ce t     
occurr$ at ,! ,cov5ant ,s*ool 9         
,na%ville1 ,t5nessee1 on ,m>* #bg1      
#bjbc1 & recognizes x z a hate crime    
t>get+ ,*ri/ians2  7#b7 honors ! memory 
( ! victims1 ,evelyn ,dieckhaus1 ,hallie
 ,scruggs1 ,william ,k9ney1 ,cyn?ia     
,peak1 ,ka!r9e ,koonce1 & ,mi*ael ,hill1
 & ext5ds its he>tfelt condol5ces to _! 
families1 fri5ds1 & ! entire community (

 ,! ,cov5ant ,s*ool2  7#c7 expresses    
gratitude & appreciation = ! brav]y &   
selflessness display$ by ! fir/         
respond]s1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 & m$ical
 p]sonnel :o respond$ to ! tragic ev5t2 
7#d7 calls on all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 
7,a7 to unite 9 ! face ( su* hatr$ &    
viol5ce2 &  7,b7 to /& 9 solid>ity ) ^? 
:o h be5 affect$ by ?is trag$y2  7#e7   
condemns hateful rhetoric t leads to    
viol5ce2 &  7#f7 reaffirms its commitm5t
 to uphold ! values ( tol]ance1 religi\s
 fre$om1 & ju/ice = all1 z en%r9$ 9 !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4