IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 52 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the demo-
cratic Constitution of the Republic of India and United States-India 
relations on India’s Republic Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. HOLDING, and Mr. BERA) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the democratic Constitution of the Republic of India 
and United States-India relations on India’s Republic 
Day. 
Whereas with over 1,200,000,000 people, the Republic of 
India is the largest democracy in the world; 
Whereas on January 26, 1950, India became a Republic and 
formed a parliamentary democracy through the adoption 
of a constitution; 
Whereas the Constitution of India guarantees universal suf-
frage for all those over age 18; 
Whereas the Constitution of India includes principles found 
in the Constitution of the United States, including the 
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separation of powers and the creation of an independent 
Supreme Court; 
Whereas members of India’s numerous ethnic groups, minori-
ties, and religions including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and 
Christians all participate in the governance of India; 
Whereas the people of the United States and the people of 
India maintain a shared commitment to building demo-
cratic institutions; 
Whereas relations between the United States and India have 
exponentially increased over the past decade, including in 
areas of defense, global security, poverty alleviation, edu-
cation, economic growth, and job creation; 
Whereas the United States-India relationship is essential to 
promoting stability, democracy and prosperity in the 21st 
century; 
Whereas successive United States Presidents have worked on 
a bipartisan basis to strengthen and deepen relations be-
tween the United States and India; 
Whereas approximately 3,000,000 Indian-Americans reside in 
the United States and contribute to the economic, cul-
tural, and community strength of the United States; and 
Whereas people-to-people ties between the United States and 
India strengthen the rapidly growing bilateral partner-
ship: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls for the continued strengthening of re-
lations between the United States and the Republic 
of India; 
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(2) recognizes the democratic values shared be-
tween the United States and India; and 
(3) believes that together, India and the United 
States can bring immense benefits to the people of 
both countries as well as make enormous contribu-
tions to addressing global challenges of the 21st cen-
tury. 
Æ 
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