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Whereas in 2022 race/ethnicity-related hate crimes made up 
the majority (56 percent) of all reported bias crimes; 
Whereas African Americans make up the majority of victims 
in race-related hate crimes in 2022; 
Whereas racial biases against the Sikh community has in-
creased by 108 percent between 2020 to 2021; 
Whereas Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes in-
creased by 266 percent in just one year between 2020 
and 2021; 
Whereas antisemitic hate incidents have increased across edu-
cational institutions and places of worship, causing an in-
crease in threats to public safe havens; 
Whereas the xenophobia in the framework of immigration 
policy has caused the displacement of thousands of mi-
grant children; 
Whereas LGBTQI+ hate crimes rose by 16 percent between 
2021 and 2022; 
Whereas 88 percent of victims of transgender and gender 
nonconforming attacks were victims of color, 54 percent 
being Black transgender women; 
Whereas the right to religious freedom is a right for all 
Americans and non-Americans; 
Whereas hate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual 
orientation, age, or disability has no place in the fabric 
of our democracy; 
Whereas bigotry, racial biases, transphobia, islamophobia, 
and xenophobia must be met with State and Federal re-
percussions to prevent their deleterious effects on democ-
racy and democratic institutions; and 
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Whereas in response to frequent acts of hate-based violence 
against vulnerable communities and members therein, 
Congress must prioritize acknowledging and responding 
equitably: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns all representations of discrimina-
tion including, racism, islamophobia, antisemitism, 
transphobia, 
heterosexism, 
homophobia, 
sexism, 
ageism, xenophobia, ableism, and ethnic or religious 
bigotry; 
(2) supports the implementation of comprehen-
sive policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes, 
including education and training on prevention and 
response, State and Federal intervention, and ac-
knowledgment of the challenges facing vulnerable 
groups; 
(3) reassures the needs of victims’ advocacy, in-
cluding communication support, incident reporting, 
physical and mental health resources, legal represen-
tation, and response and recovery; 
(4) supports allocating funding for programs 
that are culturally and linguistically accessible to 
center vulnerable populations within these commu-
nities including but not limited to working-class peo-
ple, undocumented and immigrant communities, 
women, nonbinary, and LGBTQ communities; 
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(5) supports allocating resources to community- 
based organizations that center the experiences of 
vulnerable populations; and 
(6) reaffirms the Federal Government’s com-
mitment to combat all forms of hate, bigotry, and vi-
olence to exercise the importance of an inclusive de-
mocracy. 
Æ 
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