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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 328 

Condemning the discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying, and 

brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United States, and remembering 

the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh Gurdwara of Wisconsin one year 

ago. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 2, 2013 

Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. BERA of California, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

LEWIS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. NADLER, 

Ms. GABBARD, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. HAHN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. HASTINGS

of Florida, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. RANGEL, 

Mr. HONDA, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KIND, Mr. SIRES, Mr. BEN

RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. 

PETERS of Michigan, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. GARCIA, 

Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, 

bullying, and brutal violence perpetrated against SikhAmericans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh 

Gurdwaras in the United States, and remembering the 


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tragedy that occurred at the Sikh Gurdwara of Wisconsin 

one year ago. 

Whereas Sikh-Americans have frequently been stereotyped 

solely because of their appearance, practices and traditions; 

Whereas numerous Sikh temples have been defaced and SikhAmericans attacked out of ignorance and hatred, including instances in Michigan, New York, California, and 

Washington; 

Whereas some incidents against Sikh-Americans appear to be 

erroneous attempts to place blame or exact retribution 

for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; 

Whereas the heinous attack and killing of six persons and 

wounding of others in the Sikh Gurdwara of Wisconsin 

occurred a year ago on August 5, 2012; 

Whereas a Sikh-American cab driver was assaulted on October 17, 2012, near Seattle, Washington; 

Whereas a Sikh-American-owned convenience store in Green 

Bay, Wisconsin, was set ablaze on March 5, 2013; 

Whereas 82-year-old Piara Singh was brutally attacked as he 

was leaving his Gurdwara in Fresno, California, on May 

8, 2013; 

Whereas Sikh-Americans are often targeted solely because of 

their unique dress and religious practices; 

Whereas surveys have found that up to 3 out of every 4 Sikh 

boys in the United States are bullied due to their appearance; 

Whereas the Sikh faith is the world’s fifth largest religion, 

with more than 25,000,000 practitioners worldwide, upwards of 500,000 of whom reside in the United States; 


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Whereas Sikh-Americans have lived in the United States for 

at least 100 years as pillars of society, making invaluable 

contributions in business, politics, science, and education; 

Whereas Sikh-Americans serve in all roles of American life, 

including as family members, business owners, elected 

leaders, and members of the United States military; 

Whereas Dalip Singh Saund served as a Sikh-American member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 

1950s and early 1960s; and 

Whereas under successive Administrations, the Department 

of Justice has rightfully reached out to the Sikh community to prevent discrimination and protect its civil liberties: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the commission of hate crimes 

3 against all Americans, including Sikh-Americans; 

4 (2) condemns acts of violence, bigotry and dis5 crimination against Sikh-Americans; 

6 (3) urges educators, counselors and others to 

7 support educational efforts to prevent the epidemic 

8 bullying of Sikh-American children and families; 

9 (4) supports outreach efforts by Federal and 

10 local law enforcement leaders to prevent violence and 

11 hate crimes against Sikh-Americans; 

12 (5) appreciates the Federal Bureau of Inves13 tigation Advisory Policy Board for recommending 

14 the tracking of hate crimes against Sikh-Americans, 


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1 Hindu-Americans, Arab-Americans, and other 

2 groups; and 

3 (6) urges the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

4 and the Department of Justice to expeditiously 

5 adopt and subsequently work to implement the Advi6 sory Policy Board’s recommendations. 

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