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.

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 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; 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 That the House of Representatives— (1) expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims of hate crime throughout the United States; (2) urges the Department of Justice to carry out a full hate crime investigation into these attacks and ensure that adequate funding and resources are available to carry out other hate crimes investigations, including additional funding for Civil Rights Division prosecutors and Community Relations Service professionals; and (3) calls on the President to end his inflammatory rhetoric and policies, which have created a climate of fear within and amongst communities across the country.

Summary: Expresses sympathy and condolences to the families of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, as well as to Alok Madasani, Ian Grillot, and all victims of hate crime throughout the United States. (Kuchibhotla, Madasani, and Grillot were shot in Olathe, Kansas, on February 22, 2017. Kuchibhotla was killed; Madasani and Grillot were injured.) Urges the Department of Justice to carry out a full hate crime investigation into these attacks and ensure that adequate funding and resources are available to carry out other hate crimes investigations, including additional funding for Civil Rights Division prosecutors and Community Relations Service professionals. Calls on the President to end his inflammatory rhetoric and policies.