IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 192 

Expressing the deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Srinivas 

Kuchibhotla, as well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims 

of hate crime throughout the United States, and calling on the Department of Justice and the President to take appropriate actions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2017 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

BEYER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 

DOGGETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 

GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HECK, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. KILMER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of 

Georgia, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 

POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, 

Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, and Mr. YARMUTH) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the deepest sympathy and condolences to the 

family of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as well as to Alok 

Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims of hate crime 

throughout the United States, and calling on the DepartVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:52 Mar 10, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR192.IH HR192

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ment of Justice and the President to take appropriate 

actions. 

Whereas on February 22, 2017, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and 

Alok Madasani were shot at a restaurant in Olathe, Kansas, by a visitor who witnesses indicate said ‘‘get out of 

my country’’ before opening fire; 

Whereas Ian Grillot intervened to try and stop the killer and 

was shot by the same assailant; 

Whereas Srinivas Kuchibhotla perished from the wounds he 

received at the scene; 

Whereas Srinivas Kuchibhotla is survived by his family; 

Whereas attacks and threats have increased against Hindu, 

Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Sikh, and Jewish Americans; 

Whereas a Sikh American was shot and injured in Kent, 

Washington, on March 3, 2017, by a gunman who reportedly told him to ‘‘go back to your own country’’; 

Whereas a report released from South Asian Americans 

Leading Together (SAALT) found that hate violence 

against key communities during the most recent measured year was 34 percent higher than the combined 3- 

year period between 2011 and 2014; 

Whereas the Department of Justice rightfully began tracking 

hate crimes against Hindu, Sikh, and Arab Americans in 

2015; 

Whereas the attacks on Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok 

Madasani, and other hate incidents across the country, 

have impacted Indian-American families throughout the 

United States, sowing fear and concern; 

Whereas South Asian American and other groups across the 

United States have condemned these attacks; 


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Whereas South Asian Americans and other immigrant communities are too often painted as threats rather than valued for their contributions to this Nation; and 

Whereas the President’s rhetoric and actions are terrifying 

many American families: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses its deepest sympathy and condo3 lences to the families of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as 

4 well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims 

5 of hate crime throughout the United States; 

6 (2) urges the Department of Justice to carry 

7 out a full hate crime investigation into these attacks 

8 and ensure that adequate funding and resources are 

9 available to carry out other hate crimes investiga10 tions, including additional funding for Civil Rights 

11 Division prosecutors and Community Relations Serv12 ice professionals; and 

13 (3) calls on the President to end his inflam14 matory rhetoric and policies, which have created a 

15 climate of fear within and amongst communities 

16 across the country. 

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