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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 200 

Condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian American and 

Pacific Islanders. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2021 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. WICKER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. 

ROMNEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. OSSOFF, and Ms. 

HASSAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian 

American and Pacific Islanders. 

Whereas following the spread of COVID–19 in 2020, there 

has been a dramatic increase in hate crimes and violence 

against Asian American and Pacific Islanders; 

Whereas between March 19, 2020, and February 28, 2021, 

there have been 3,795 firsthand accounts of anti-Asian 

and Pacific Islander hate incidents and crimes reported 

from all 50 States, United States territories, and the District of Columbia; 


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Whereas during this timeframe, race has been cited as the 

primary reason for discrimination, making up over 90 

percent of incidents; 

Whereas roughly 36 percent of these incidents took place at 

a business and more than 2,000,000 Asian American and 

Pacific Islander businesses have contributed to the diverse fabric of American life; 

Whereas during this time, Asian American and Pacific Islander youth under 20 years old make up approximately 

13 percent of victims; 

Whereas during this time, Asian American and Pacific Islander elderly over 60 years old make up approximately 

7 percent of victims; 

Whereas, on January 28, 2021, Vicha Ratanapakdee died 

from injuries after being horrifically attacked in front of 

his home; 

Whereas the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles 

has warned Thai people in California to be on their 

guard following the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee; 

Whereas, on March 16, 2021, the following 8 people were 

murdered in 3 Asian American-owned spas in Atlanta, 

Georgia: Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley 

Yaun Gonza ́lez, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, 

Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, and Yong Ae Yue; 

Whereas 6 of the Americans killed in Atlanta on March 16, 

2021, were women of Asian descent – Xiaojie Tan, 

Daoyou Feng, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, 

Suncha Kim, and Yong Ae Yue; 

Whereas 1 of the Americans killed in Atlanta on March 16, 

2021, was a veteran who served in the United States 

Army – Paul Andre Michels; and 


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Whereas Asian American and Pacific Islanders have made 

significant contributions to American culture: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) affirms that the United States stands 

3 united in condemning and denouncing any and all 

4 anti-Asian and Pacific Islander sentiment in any 

5 form; 

6 (2) condemns all manifestations or expressions 

7 of racism, and anti-Asian and Pacific Islander or 

8 ethnic intolerance; 

9 (3) calls on the Committee on the Judiciary of 

10 the Senate to strongly consider holding a hearing re11 lated to the surge in violence against Asian Ameri12 cans and Pacific Islanders; 

13 (4) applauds the Department of Justice’s com14 mitment to conduct a 30-day review of violence 

15 against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 

16 which will seek to improve the Federal Government’s 

17 capacity to track and identify hate incidents, review 

18 civil enforcement authorities, and assess whether ad19 ditional money is needed to support law enforce20 ment’s response to the surge in violence; and 

21 (5) calls on Federal law enforcement officials, 

22 working with State and local officials— 


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1 (A) to expeditiously and vigorously inves2 tigate all reports of Asian American and Pacific 

3 Islander hate crimes in the United States; 

4 (B) to work to improve the reporting of 

5 Asian American and Pacific Islander hate 

6 crimes; and 

7 (C) to hold the perpetrators of those 

8 crimes accountable and bring the perpetrators 

9 to justice. 

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