,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #egc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,ris* submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! ne$ = ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
cont9u$ lead]%ip on matt]s ( religi\s   
fre$om4  ,:]eas ! fre$om ( religion is !
 ,unit$ ,/ates fir/ "r t laun*$ a       
revolution to en%r9e fre$om = all2      
,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !            
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates cle>ly   
/ates1 ,congress %all make no law       
respect+ an e/abli%m5t ( religion1 or   
prohibit+ ! free ex]cise !re(2 or       
abridg+ ! fre$om ( spee*1 or ( ! press2 
or ! "r ( ! p peaceably to assemble1 &  
to petition ! ,gov]nm5t = a r$ress (    
grievances2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates f\nd+
 fa!rs believ$ all p]sons _h inali5able 
rights1 z end[$ by our ,creator & fur!r 
protect$ by ! ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ^!      
inali5able rights also belong to ^?     
ar\nd ! _w1 z !y are inh]5t & !         

f\ndation ( individual dignity & fre$om2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! global     
lead] 9 ! fight to protect & exp& !     
inali5able "r to fre$om ( religion2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has consi/5tly   
reaffirm$ its commitm5t to ! fre$om (   
religion1 includ+ ?r\gh ! ,int]national 
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7,public 
,law #aje-bib7 & ! ,frank ,r4 ,wolf     
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act    
7,public ,law #aad-bha72 ,:]eas         
,congress has reaffirm$ its commitm5t to
 ! promotion ( religi\s fre$om abroad by
 creat+ & confirm+ ,ambassadors-at-,l>ge
 = ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om & !  
,special ,envoy to ,monitor & ,combat   
,antisemitism2 ,:]eas o!r ,we/]n        
c\ntries h n tak5 simil> /eps to en%r9e 
! inali5able "r ( religi\s fre$om 9 _!  
f\nd+ docum5ts or 9 a consi/5t patt]n ( 
dome/ic policies2 ,:]eas ! rise (       
religi\s intol]ance 9 ,europe has creat$
 an environm5t t-- 7#a7 crim9alizes     
c]ta9 religi\s practices t t>get ,jews2 
&  7#b7 creates subtly inhospitable     

environm5ts = ,*ri/ians2 ,:]eas c\ntries
 ar\nd ! _w cont9ue to engage 9 gross   
violations ( int]nationally recogniz$   
human rights1 includ+ violations ( !    
inali5able "r to fre$om ( religion2     
,:]eas gov]nm5ts 9 ,afghani/an1 ,alg]ia1
 ,az]baijan1 ,burma1 ,*9a1 ,cuba1       
,egypt1 ,eritrea1 ,india1 ,indonesia1   
,iran1 ,iraq1 ,kazakh/an1 ,malaysia1    
,nic>agua1 ,nig]ia1 ,nor? ,korea1       
,paki/an1 ,russia1 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,sri 
,lanka1 ,syria1 ,tajiki/an1 ,turkey1    
,turkm5i/an1 ,uzbeki/an1 ,v5ezuela1 &   
,vietnam1 & h all engag$ 9 patt]ns (    
violations ( v>y+ degrees ( religi\s    
fre$om2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
arre/$ doz5s ( ,zion ,h\se ,*ur* memb]s 
& lead]s 9 ,octob] #bjbe1 :i* 0 !       
greate/ attack on ,*ri/ianity 9 ,*9a 9  
decades 9 _! cont9u$ campaign to        
,s9icize religion2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,commission on ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om #bjbe ,annual ,report 
reveal$ t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nic>agua       
cont9ues to ru?lessly suppress religi\s 

fre$om = ,*ri/ians1 includ+ ?r\gh       
intimidation tactics2 ,:]eas ,vatican   
lead]s are m\rn+ ! ongo+ kill+s (       
,*ri/ians = _! fai?1 :i* are occurr+ 9  
increas+ numb]s 9 "s places2 ,:]eas     
accord+ to ! pontifical f\ndation ,aid  
to ! ,*ur* 9 ,ne$1 m ?an #cfj1jjj1jjj   
,*ri/ians live 9 areas :]e !y face high 
levels ( p]secution2 ,:]eas su* patt]ns 
( violat+ religi\s fre$om w cont9ue 9 ^!
 c\ntries unless ! ,unit$ ,/ates s5ds   
cle>1 concise1 & /rong messages to cease
 su* behavior2 & ,:]eas1 z ! global     
lead] = c5turies on religi\s fre$om1    
only ! ,unit$ ,/ates c proclaim )\t     
res]vation t ^! c\ntries mu/ rev]se     
c\rse & protect & def5d ! inali5able    
rights ( all p1 p>ticul>ly ^? :o are    
seek+ to ex]cise ! mo/ provocative "r1  
:i* is ! natural & inali5able "r to     
fre$om ( religion3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !
 ,s5ate-- 7#a7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 lead]%ip ar\nd ! _w to promote1        
protect1 & exp& ! inali5able &          
int]nationally recogniz$ "r to fre$om ( 

religion2  7#b7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate-- 7,a7 to cont9ue to engage on    
matt]s ( religi\s fre$om2  7,b7 to use  
all available tools & res\rces to       
disc\rage =eign gov]nm5ts f cont9u+     
patt]ns ( violations2 &  7,c7 to cont9ue
 to engage on matt]s ( religi\s fre$om )
 fri5dly nations to prev5t fur!r erosion
 ( religi\s fre$om2  7#c7 reaffirms !   
importance ( ! (fices ( !               
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ,int]national    
,religi\s ,fre$om & ! ,special ,envoy to
 ,monitor & ,combat ,antisemitism2  7#d7
 supports ! (fices ( !                  
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ,int]national    
,religi\s ,fre$om & ! ,special ,envoy to
 ,monitor & ,combat ,antisemitism to "w 
toge!r to ensure t no fai? or believ] is
 left beh9d2 &  7#e7 commits ! ,unit$   
,/ates to always support ^? seek+ fre$om
 f au?orit>ian repression aga9/ our %>$ 
& inali5able rights4