IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 250 
Honoring the victims of the March 15, 2019, shootings at mosques in 
Christchurch, New Zealand. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. CROCK-
ETT, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
SEWELL, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CASAR, and Mr. FROST) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the victims of the March 15, 2019, shootings at 
mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. 
Whereas, on March 15, 2019, a White supremacist armed 
with military-style semiautomatic weapons stormed the Al 
Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Center indiscrimi-
nately shooting and murdering 51 children, women, and 
men and injuring 40 others during Jumu’ah prayer in 
Christchurch, New Zealand; 
Whereas the entire attack seemed to be orchestrated for so-
cial media as the gunman livestreamed parts of the ter-
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rorist attack on social media for 17 minutes using a 
head-mounted camera; 
Whereas upon his arrest, the gunman admitted to police that 
his plan was to target worshippers in a third mosque 
then burn down the mosques after his attack, and that 
he wished he had done so; 
Whereas the terrorist attack targeted individuals solely on the 
basis of their religion and ethnicity and carried out in a 
place of worship; 
Whereas these attacks were motivated by an extremist ide-
ology of White supremacy carried out by an individual 
who espoused racist and Islamophobic views; 
Whereas Islamophobia has been a growing threat to commu-
nities around the world; 
Whereas increased instances of Islamophobia and hate crimes 
committed against Muslims, or those thought to be Mus-
lim, are partly a result of the response to the September 
11, 2001, attacks, and the rise of hate speech and false 
coverage in the media and online chatrooms that continue 
to fuel the ignorance that drive certain individuals toward 
acts of hatred and violence; 
Whereas Islamophobia is an integral component of the White 
supremacist ‘‘great replacement’’ conspiracy theory, 
which the shooter embraced; 
Whereas the ‘‘great replacement’’ is an Islamophobic, 
antisemitic, racist, xenophobic, and misogynist conspiracy 
theory suggesting that White people are being inten-
tionally ‘‘replaced’’ by ‘‘invaders’’; 
Whereas the ‘‘great replacement’’ conspiracy theory and rhet-
oric depicting immigrants and non-Whites as an ‘‘inva-
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sion’’ has been promoted by Members of Congress and 
other national leaders; 
Whereas subsequent mass shootings, including at a syna-
gogue in Poway, California, a Wal-Mart in El Paso, 
Texas, and a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, were in 
part inspired by the Christchurch shootings and the 
White supremacist ‘‘great replacement’’ conspiracy theory 
and ‘‘invasion’’ rhetoric he espoused; 
Whereas such heinous acts of violence are an assault on the 
values of tolerance, diversity, and inclusivity that are the 
foundation of a free and democratic society; 
Whereas the United States has experienced hundreds of pub-
lic mass shootings in churches, schools, concerts, and 
movie theaters; 
Whereas in an average year, at least 10,300 hate crimes in-
volve a firearm; 
Whereas communities of color are disproportionately im-
pacted by gun violence; 
Whereas hate crimes harm not only the victim or victims, but 
also traumatize entire communities and damage public 
confidence in their safety; 
Whereas the Government of New Zealand responded to the 
attacks by banning semiautomatic weapons and imple-
menting a buyback program for gun owners; 
Whereas we must stand in solidarity with the Muslim com-
munity in New Zealand and around the world, and reaf-
firm our commitment to promoting understanding and 
respect for all people, regardless of their background or 
beliefs; and 
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Whereas Congress must do everything in its power to con-
demn and eradicate the ideologies that fuel hate crimes: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) mourns the loss of the worshipers killed at 
the mosques in Christchurch; 
(2) recognizes and condemns the transnational 
threat of White supremacist ideology, conspiracy 
theories, and violence; 
(3) deplores attacks on people of all faiths in 
their places of worship; 
(4) affirms the rights of religious minorities in 
the United States and around the world to practice 
their religions in peace; and 
(5) commits to ending gun violence. 
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