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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 86 

Condemning the racist and hate-based attacks on our college campuses and 

reaffirming our support for inclusion and safety in our institutions of 

higher learning. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 25, 2017 

Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. ELLISON, 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. VEASEY, 

Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON

of Mississippi, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCEACHIN, 

Ms. FUDGE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. BASS, and 

Ms. KELLY of Illinois) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Condemning the racist and hate-based attacks on our college 

campuses and reaffirming our support for inclusion and 

safety in our institutions of higher learning. 

Whereas, on April 30, 2017, a fraternity at Baylor University 

sponsored a ‘‘Mexican-themed’’ party replete with a border wall and offensive Mexican stereotypes; 

Whereas, on April 30, 2017, a homophobic slur appeared on 

a fence near the Central Campus building at Duke University; 


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Whereas, on May 20, 2017, Lt. Collins was stabbed to death 

in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop on the campus of 

the University of Maryland, College Park; 

Whereas his attacker, Sean Christopher Urbanski, had an association with an Alt-Right White supremacist group 

named ‘‘Alt Reich: Nation’’; 

Whereas a noose was hung from a tree on the campus of 

American University, on the day the student body elected 

its first African-American president; 

Whereas Adolf Hitler themed Valentine’s Day cards reading 

‘‘my love 4 u burns like 6,000 Jews’’ circulated around 

Central Michigan University campus; 

Whereas such incidents are the latest in an escalating rise in 

hate-motivated activities on college campuses targeting 

racial and religious minorities, foreign nationals, physically challenged and the LGBT community; 

Whereas a rising number of nationalist, racist, homophobic, 

neo-Nazi and White supremacist organizations have expanded and intensified their outreach strategies to grow 

their influence and networks on college campuses; 

Whereas these strategies include fliers, online organizing, social media campaigns, events with national leaders, and 

efforts to insert a physical presence on college campuses 

to attract protest and media coverage; 

Whereas these strategies led to the recent deadly chaos in the 

college town of Charlottesville, responsible for the loss of 

the young life of Heather Heyer protesting the White supremacist and neo-Nazi rally; 

Whereas the moral equivalency and lack or principles in the 

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lottesville attack could further embolden and legitimize 

hate-based activities across the Nation; 

Whereas we must not allow the freedom of speech protected 

by the Constitution and upheld by United States Congress to be used as cover for hate-based activities and 

crimes; and 

Whereas the United States House of Representatives must 

come together and address the pressing issues leading to 

these heinous actions and tragic losses: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) condemns the increased harassment and vi4 olence targeted at students because of their racial, 

5 ethnic, religious, and sexual background; 

6 (2) identifies the elaborate and persistent ef7 forts by extremist organizations to influence and re8 cruit young people and the normalization of hate9 based activities through moral equivalencies, political 

10 equivocacies and platitudes about free speech; 

11 (3) recognizes the efforts by staff at institutions 

12 of higher learning and law-enforcement personnel to 

13 respond to violence, extremism and racism and pro14 tect all members of the community from harm and 

15 hate; and 

16 (4) remains actively committed to creating safe, 

17 tolerant, and respectful learning environments that 


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1 fully respect members from all backgrounds on col2 lege campuses. 

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