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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 vulnerable 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; 


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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 increased by 108 percent between 2020 to 2021; 

Whereas Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes increased by 266 percent in just one year between 2020 

and 2021; 

Whereas antisemitic hate incidents have increased across educational institutions and places of worship, causing an increase in threats to public safe havens; 

Whereas the xenophobia in the framework of immigration 

policy has caused the displacement of thousands of migrant 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 repercussions to prevent their deleterious effects on democracy and democratic institutions; and 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns all representations of discrimina3 tion including, racism, islamophobia, antisemitism, 

4 transphobia, heterosexism, homophobia, sexism, 

5 ageism, xenophobia, ableism, and ethnic or religious 

6 bigotry; 

7 (2) supports the implementation of comprehen8 sive policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes, 

9 including education and training on prevention and 

10 response, State and Federal intervention, and ac11 knowledgment of the challenges facing vulnerable 

12 groups; 

13 (3) reassures the needs of victims’ advocacy, in14 cluding communication support, incident reporting, 

15 physical and mental health resources, legal represen16 tation, and response and recovery; 

17 (4) supports allocating funding for programs 

18 that are culturally and linguistically accessible to 

19 center vulnerable populations within these commu20 nities including but not limited to working-class peo21 ple, undocumented and immigrant communities, 

22 women, nonbinary, and LGBTQ communities; 


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1 (5) supports allocating resources to community2 based organizations that center the experiences of 

3 vulnerable populations; and 

4 (6) reaffirms the Federal Government’s com5 mitment to combat all forms of hate, bigotry, and vi6 olence to exercise the importance of an inclusive de7 mocracy. 

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