,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,valadao 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fong1 ,mr4  
,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,co/a7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! recognition & commemoration 
( ! ,sikh ,g5ocide ( #aihd4  ,:]eas !   
,sikh religion1 orig9at+ 9 ! ,punjab    
region ( ,s\? ,asia1 is ! fif?-l>ge/    
fai? 9 ! _w ) ov] #be1jjj1jjj foll[]s1 &
 is a mono!i/ic fai? root$ 9 tru?1      
s]vice1 & ju/ice2 ,:]eas ,sikhism is    
practic$ by ov] #ejj1jjj individuals 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ,sikhs h be5 "p ( !   
,am]ican fabric = m ?an #abj ye>s1      
arriv+ initially to "w on f>ms1 9 lumb] 
mills1 m9es1 & on ! ,we/]n ,pacific     
,railroad1 & subsequ5tly settl+ 9 e     
,/ate & t]ritory1 contribut+            
significantly to ! ,nation's social1    
cultural1 & economic l&scape across     
div]se fields su* z art1 music1 truck+1 

agriculture1 in=mation te*nology1 law1  
m$ic9e1 & _m m2 ,:]eas sy/emic &        
or*e/rat$ g5ocidal viol5ce 0 p]petrat$  
aga9/ ,sikhs 9 #aihd 9 ! capital        
t]ritory ( ,delhi1 ! /ates ( ,jh>kh&1   
,madhya ,prade%1 ,h>yana1 ,utt>akh&1    
,bih>1 ,utt> ,prade%1 ,we/ ,b5gal1      
,hima*al ,prade%1 ,raja/han1 ,odi%a1    
,*hattisg>h1 ,tripura1 ,tamil ,nadu1    
,guj>at1 ,&hra ,prade%1 ,k]ala1 &       
,mah>a%tra1 & ,india-adm9i/]$ ,jammu &  
,ka%mir2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! ,sikh g5ocide1  
,sikhs 7 assault$1 tortur$1 burn$ alive1
 & murd]$1 & ,sikh wom51 _m ( :om lo/ _!
 families dur+ ! g5ocide1 7 sexually    
assault$ & rap$ by gr\ps ( attack]s2    
,:]eas ,sikh homes1 bus9esses1 &        
gurdw>as1 or h\ses ( wor%ip1 7 loot$1   
damag$1 & de/roy$ dur+ ! g5ocide1 caus+ 
! int5tional de/ruction ( _m ,sikh      
families1 communities1 homes1 &         
bus9esses2 ,:]eas ! ,indian gov]nm5t1   
?r\gh (ficials & ,memb]s ( ,p>liam5t & )
 ! support ( ! police & o!r /ate        
in/itutions1 l$ g5ocidal attacks &      

p>ticipat$ 91 & fail$ to int]v5e to     
prev5t1 ! g5ocide2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihd1 ov] 
#cj1jjj ,sikhs 7 murd]$2 ,:]eas ! ,wid[ 
,colony 9 ,new ,delhi /ill h\ses ,sikh  
wom5 :o 7 assault$1 rap$1 tortur$1 & =c$
 to witness ! dismemb]m5t1 burn+1 &     
murd] ( _! families1 & :o are /ill call+
 = ju/ice aga9/ ! p]petrators2 ,:]eas ! 
,sikh community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has n 
recov]$ f ! physical & psy*ological     
trauma ( ! g5ocide1 z !y keep alive !   
memory ( ^? :o 7 kill$1 & w nev] =get ! 
,sikh g5ocide2 & ,:]eas recogniz+ !     
/ate-sponsor$ viol5ce t t>get$ ,sikhs   
across ,india is an important & hi/oric 
/ep t[>d ju/ice1 acc\ntability1 &       
reconciliation1 :i* %\ld be an example  
to o!r gov]nm5ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t
 x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--   
7#a7 commemorate ! ,sikh ,g5ocide (     
#aihd ?r\gh (ficial recognition &       
remembrance2  7#b7 call = all           
p]petrators1 reg>dless ( rank or /atus1 
to be br\ght to acc\nt2 &  7#c7 reject  

ef=ts to enli/1 engage1 or o!rwise      
associate ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t )   
d5ial ( ! ,sikh ,g5ocide4