IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 151 
Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. CHU, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
WELCH, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. EVANS, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. BERA, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. WATERS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, 
Mrs. 
WATSON
COLEMAN, 
Mr. 
GALLEGO, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. 
ROSS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CASE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
CROW, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. LEE of 
California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, Mr. BEYER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. LIEU, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
NEWMAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
FOSTER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CARSON, Ms. STRICKLAND, 
Mr. KAHELE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. TRONE, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. COHEN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Ms. PINGREE, and Mrs. BEATTY) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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RESOLUTION 
Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related 
to COVID–19. 
Whereas 23 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
account for 7 percent of the population in the United 
States; 
Whereas over 2 million Asian Americans and Pacific Island-
ers are working on the front lines of the COVID–19 pan-
demic in health care, law enforcement, first responders, 
transportation, supermarkets, and other service indus-
tries; 
Whereas the use of anti-Asian terminology and rhetoric re-
lated to COVID–19, such as the ‘‘Chinese Virus’’, 
‘‘Wuhan Virus’’, and ‘‘Kung-flu’’ have perpetuated anti- 
Asian stigma; 
Whereas the use of anti-Asian rhetoric has resulted in Asian 
Americans being harassed, assaulted, and scapegoated for 
the COVID–19 pandemic; 
Whereas, since January 2020, there has been a dramatic in-
crease in reports of hate crimes and incidents against 
those of Asian descent; 
Whereas according to a recent report, there are nearly 3,000 
reported cases of anti-Asian discrimination related to 
COVID–19 between March 19, 2020, and December 31, 
2020; 
Whereas in incidents of anti-Asian violence occurring in 
March 2020, a woman wearing a mask was kicked and 
punched at a New York City subway station, two children 
and two adults were stabbed at a wholesale grocery in 
Midland, Texas, a couple was assaulted and robbed by a 
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group of attackers in Philadelphia, and a 16-year-old boy 
was sent to the hospital after being attacked by bullies 
in Los Angeles, California; 
Whereas anti-Asian discrimination and hate since the start of 
the COVID–19 outbreak has continued throughout the 
pandemic; 
Whereas since the start of year 2021, there has been a surge 
in anti-Asian attacks targeting predominately elderly 
Asian Americans; 
Whereas, on January 30, 2021, an 84-year-old Thai man, 
Vicha Ratanapakdee, died from injuries sustained from 
an unprovoked assault while on his routine morning walk 
in San Francisco, California; 
Whereas in January 2021, a series of attacks occurred in 
Oakland’s Chinatown targeting Asian American seniors, 
and victims included a 91-year-old man, a 60-year-old 
man, and a 55-year-old woman, who were all violently 
shoved to the ground in three separate incidents; 
Whereas in February 2021, victims of anti-Asian violence 
have included a 61-year-old Filipino man who was at-
tacked and slashed across his face on a New York City 
subway, a Filipino woman in her 80s who was punched 
in an unprovoked attack while riding a trolley in San 
Diego, and a 52-year-old Asian woman who was attacked 
and forcefully shoved while waiting in line outside of a 
bakery in Flushing, New York; 
Whereas anti-Asian racism has also resulted in Asian Amer-
ican businesses being targeted for vandalism; 
Whereas there are approximately 2 million Asian American- 
owned businesses that generate over $700 billion in an-
nual revenue and employ millions of workers; 
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Whereas more than 1,900,000 Asian American and Pacific 
Islander older adults, particularly those older adults who 
are recent immigrants or have limited English pro-
ficiency, may face even greater challenges in dealing with 
the COVID–19 pandemic, including discrimination, eco-
nomic insecurity, and language isolation; 
Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recog-
nize that naming COVID–19 by its geographic location 
or linking it to a specific ethnicity perpetuates stigma; 
Whereas in 2015, the WHO issued guidance calling on media 
outlets, scientists, and national authorities to avoid nam-
ing infectious diseases for locations to avoid stigmatizing 
groups of people; 
Whereas, on February 27, 2020, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services stated, ‘‘ethnicity is not what causes the 
novel coronavirus’’ and that it is inappropriate and inac-
curate to call COVID–19 the ‘‘Chinese virus’’; 
Whereas, on February 28, 2020, Dr. Mitch Wolfe, the Chief 
Medical Officer of the CDC, said, ‘‘Stigma is the enemy 
of public health’’; 
Whereas, on March 10, 2020, Dr. Robert Redfield, the Direc-
tor of the CDC, testified that use of the term ‘‘Chinese 
coronavirus’’ is wrong and inappropriate; 
Whereas the Secretary General of the United Nations called 
for international solidarity and an end to any ill-founded 
discrimination of the outbreak’s victims; and 
Whereas, on January 26, 2021, President Biden issued a 
Presidential Memorandum ‘‘Condemning and Combating 
Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian 
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Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns and denounces all forms of anti- 
Asian 
sentiment, 
including 
those 
relating 
to 
COVID–19; 
(2) recognizes that the health and safety of all 
Americans, no matter their background, must be the 
utmost priority; 
(3) condemns all manifestations and expres-
sions of racism, xenophobia, discrimination, anti- 
Asian sentiment, scapegoating, and ethnic or reli-
gious intolerance; 
(4) calls on Federal law enforcement officials, 
working with State and local agencies— 
(A) to expeditiously investigate and docu-
ment all credible reports of hate crimes, harass-
ment, bullying, and threats against the Asian 
American and Pacific Islander communities in 
the United States; 
(B) to expand collection of data and public 
reporting to document the rise of incidents of 
hate crimes relating to COVID–19; and 
(C) to hold the perpetrators of those 
crimes, incidents, or threats accountable and 
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bring such perpetrators to justice, including 
through investigation and prosecution; 
(5) calls on the Attorney General to work with 
State and local agencies and Asian American and 
Pacific Islander community-based organizations to 
prevent discrimination, and expand culturally com-
petent and linguistically appropriate education cam-
paigns on public reporting of hate crimes; 
(6) calls on the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the COVID– 
19 Health Equity Task Force and Asian American 
and Pacific Islander community-based organizations, 
to issue guidance describing best practices to miti-
gate racially discriminatory language in describing 
the COVID–19 pandemic; and 
(7) recommits the United States to serving as 
a world leader in building more inclusive, diverse, 
and tolerant societies— 
(A) by prioritizing language access and 
inclusivity in communication practices; and 
(B) by combating misinformation and dis-
crimination that put Asian Americans and Pa-
cific Islanders at risk. 
Æ 
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