IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 750 
Congratulating and honoring Malala Yousafzai, recipient of the 2014 Nobel 
Peace Prize. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BROWN of Flor-
ida, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CLAWSON of Florida, and 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating and honoring Malala Yousafzai, recipient of 
the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. 
Whereas the Nobel Peace Prize is an international award ad-
ministered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Swe-
den; 
Whereas the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded for out-
standing achievements in peace since 1901; 
Whereas the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian 
Nobel Committee, a group of five members appointed by 
the Storting, the Norwegian Parliament, in Oslo, Nor-
way, to recognize individuals who have ‘‘done the most or 
best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition 
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or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and 
promotion of peace congresses’’; 
Whereas the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala 
Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakistani woman, for her coura-
geous and tireless efforts to advance gender equality in 
education; 
Whereas Ms. Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate in his-
tory, began championing girls’ education at only 11 years 
old and her advocacy has been the subject of many docu-
mentaries and media reports; 
Whereas Ms. Yousafzai has become a leading advocate for 
equal access to education after a Taliban edict banning 
girls’ education in her home region of Swat Valley in 
Pakistan prompted militants to destroy hundreds of 
schools; 
Whereas Ms. Yousafzai survived a brutal assassination at-
tempt while on her way to school by Taliban gunmen in 
2012 in response to her outspoken campaign for the right 
to education for female students; 
Whereas Ms. Yousafzai demonstrated incredible bravery by 
emerging more determined to fight for the cause of edu-
cation equality for female students after the assassination 
attempt; 
Whereas, currently, an estimated 13 million school age girls 
are deprived of an education in Pakistan; 
Whereas, to date, Pakistani girls’ schools continue to be tar-
geted by militants, including through bombings and 
threats to teachers; and 
Whereas Ms. Yousafzai’s courageous campaign for equal edu-
cation represents a critically important effort in making 
the world a more peaceful place: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Malala Yousafzai on receiving 
the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded for 
her outstanding achievements; 
(2) honors Malala Yousafzai for her contribu-
tion to global education equality and the promotion 
of peace; 
(3) states that in honoring Malala Yousafzai, it 
also honors those who have promoted education 
equality including those individuals who continue to 
champion the fundamental right of all children to a 
peaceful education in Pakistan and elsewhere; and 
(4) emphasizes that violations of human rights 
in general, and the persecution of children specifi-
cally, are matters of legitimate concern to all na-
tions. 
Æ 
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