US Congress House Resolution 785 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 87-3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 14 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Condemns: (1) the commission of hate crimes against all Americans, including Sikh-Americans; and (2) acts of violence, bigotry, and discrimination against Sikh-Americans. Urges: (1) educators, counselors, and others to support educational efforts to prevent the epidemic bullying of Sikh-American children and families; and (2) the Department of Justice (DOJ) to begin documenting and quantifying hate crimes and other acts of violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans. Expresses support for: (1) outreach efforts by federal and local law enforcement leaders to prevent violence and hate crimes against Sikh-Americans; and (2) the right of the Sikh-American community to live in peace and free from discrimination, hate crimes, bullying, and all forms of violence.

Condemning the discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United States.

Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2012-09-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/785/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres785/BILLS-112hres785ih.pdf