Text of US HR 929 (2023)

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 929 Condemning all forms of hate. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 12, 2023 Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. BROWN, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GREEN of Texas, and Ms. MCCLELLAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Condemning all forms of hate. Whereas hate in any form must be identified and condemned; Whereas discriminatory rhetoric and the scapegoating of vul- nerable communities are the main drivers of race-related attacks; Whereas hate-based violence also extends to hate crimes, harmful immigration policies, and hate speech; Whereas the total number of single-bias incidents in 2022 was 11,288 and 10,530 in 2021; Whereas over 65 percent of hate crimes committed in 2022 were committed against a person and 31 percent were committed against property; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:36 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR929.IH HR929 ssavage on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 929 IH Whereas in 2022 race/ethnicity-related hate crimes made up the majority (56 percent) of all reported bias crimes; Whereas African Americans make up the majority of victims in race-related hate crimes in 2022; Whereas racial biases against the Sikh community has in- creased by 108 percent between 2020 to 2021; Whereas Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes in- creased by 266 percent in just one year between 2020 and 2021; Whereas antisemitic hate incidents have increased across edu- cational institutions and places of worship, causing an in- crease in threats to public safe havens; Whereas the xenophobia in the framework of immigration policy has caused the displacement of thousands of mi- grant children; Whereas LGBTQI+ hate crimes rose by 16 percent between 2021 and 2022; Whereas 88 percent of victims of transgender and gender nonconforming attacks were victims of color, 54 percent being Black transgender women; Whereas the right to religious freedom is a right for all Americans and non-Americans; Whereas hate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability has no place in the fabric of our democracy; Whereas bigotry, racial biases, transphobia, islamophobia, and xenophobia must be met with State and Federal re- percussions to prevent their deleterious effects on democ- racy and democratic institutions; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:36 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR929.IH HR929 ssavage on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 929 IH Whereas in response to frequent acts of hate-based violence against vulnerable communities and members therein, Congress must prioritize acknowledging and responding equitably: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) condemns all representations of discrimina- 2 tion including, racism, islamophobia, antisemitism, 3 transphobia, heterosexism, homophobia, sexism, 4 ageism, xenophobia, ableism, and ethnic or religious 5 bigotry; 6 (2) supports the implementation of comprehen- 7 sive policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes, 8 including education and training on prevention and 9 response, State and Federal intervention, and ac- 10 knowledgment of the challenges facing vulnerable 11 groups; 12 (3) reassures the needs of victims’ advocacy, in- 13 cluding communication support, incident reporting, 14 physical and mental health resources, legal represen- 15 tation, and response and recovery; 16 (4) supports allocating funding for programs 17 that are culturally and linguistically accessible to 18 center vulnerable populations within these commu- 19 nities including but not limited to working-class peo- 20 ple, undocumented and immigrant communities, 21 women, nonbinary, and LGBTQ communities; 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:36 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR929.IH HR929 ssavage on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 929 IH (5) supports allocating resources to community- 1 based organizations that center the experiences of 2 vulnerable populations; and 3 (6) reaffirms the Federal Government’s com- 4 mitment to combat all forms of hate, bigotry, and vi- 5 olence to exercise the importance of an inclusive de- 6 mocracy. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:36 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR929.IH HR929 ssavage on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS