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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 124 

Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New 

Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their 

families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and 

the Government of New Zealand. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2019 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. SCHUMER) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all 

of the victims and their families, and expressing and 

standing in solidarity with the people and the Government of New Zealand. 

Whereas, on March 15, 2019, an armed White supremacist 

murdered 50 Muslims and injured dozens more at the Al 

Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand; 

Whereas Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that ‘‘[i]t 

is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist 

attack,’’ noting that many of the victims could be miVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:18 Mar 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR124.IS SR124

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grants or refugees, and pronouncing it ‘‘one of New Zealand’s darkest days’’; 

Whereas the people of New Zealand are grieving following the 

terrorist attacks, which targeted and killed innocent men, 

women, and children; 

Whereas the people of the United States and New Zealand 

stood shoulder-to-shoulder and shared spilled blood in the 

struggles of the 20th century to combat fascism, racism, 

and other extremist ideologies; 

Whereas New Zealand is among the closest allies of the 

United States; 

Whereas New Zealand is a diverse nation with a proud tradition of immigration with more than 200 ethnicities and 

160 languages, and the strength and vibrancy of New 

Zealand are enhanced by the diverse religious beliefs and 

tolerance of its citizens, including followers of all major 

religions, including Islam, Christianity, and Judaism; 

Whereas the suspect in the Christchurch killings is a self-described immigrant-hating White supremacist who used a 

helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the 

slaughter in an apparent effort to instigate further White 

supremacist, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigrant violence; 

Whereas, over the past several years, there has been a disturbing increase in White supremacist violence around 

the globe, with dozens of people of faith murdered, including in their places of worship; 

Whereas the scourge of White nationalism around the world 

must be condemned unequivocally; and 

Whereas the reprehensible attacks at the Al Noor and 

Linwood mosques have no place in a peaceful, civilized, 

tolerant world: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns the horrific terrorist attacks on 

3 the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, 

4 New Zealand; 

5 (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the vic6 tims of those attacks and their families; 

7 (3) expresses solidarity with the people of New 

8 Zealand, including the Islamic community of New 

9 Zealand; 

10 (4) recognizes the threat posed by White su11 premacist terrorism and recommits United States 

12 leadership in building more inclusive, diverse, and 

13 tolerant societies; and 

14 (5) calls upon the United States Government to 

15 redouble its efforts, using all available and appro16 priate tools, to combat the spread of White suprema17 cist terrorism. 

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