Title: Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This resolution remembers the victims, survivors, and the El Paso community on the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attack against Latinos in recent history.
The resolution offers condolences and support for everyone impacted by the tragedy.
The resolution thanks the first responders and law enforcement for their swift action.
The resolution acknowledges the work that remains to combat racism, xenophobia, terrorism, and hate crimes, including by passing legislation to curb gun violence.
Finally, the resolution commits to ensuring that another tragedy such as this never happens again.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1075 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1075

 Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by 
     white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2020

   Ms. Escobar (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Vela, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
 Castro of Texas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Murphy of 
Florida, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Welch, Mr. Veasey, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. 
 McEachin, Ms. Moore, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Wild, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Cardenas, 
   Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Himes, Ms. 
  Pressley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. David 
Scott of Georgia, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Danny K. 
   Davis of Illinois, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
 Lofgren, and Mr. Cicilline) submitted the following resolution; which 
         was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by 
     white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019.

Whereas August 3, 2020, marks one year since the domestic terror attack 
        motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 
        2019;
Whereas, on August 3, 2019, a domestic terrorist confessed to driving 
        approximately 10 hours, over 600 miles, to target Latinos;
Whereas, as a result, 23 people lost their lives and 22 more were injured in 
        what is the deadliest anti-Latino attack in recent American history;
Whereas the Nation mourns for the families of Andre Pablo Anchondo, Jordan Kae 
        Anchondo, Arturo Benavides, Jorge Calvillo Garcia, Leonardo Campos Jr., 
        Maribel Hernandez-Loya, Adolfo Cerros Hernandez, Sara Esther Regalado 
        Monreal, Guillermo ``Coach Memo'' Garcia, Angelina Silva Englisbee, 
        Maria Munoz Flores, Raul Estrada Flores, Gerhard Alexander Hoffmann, 
        David Alvah Johnson, Luis Alfonso Juarez, Maria Eugenia Legarreta Rothe, 
        Ivan Manzano, Gloria Irma Marquez, Elsa L. Mendoza, Margie Reckard, 
        Javier Amir Rodriguez, Teresa Trinidad Sanchez Guerra, and Juan De Dios 
        Velazquez;
Whereas the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in El Paso, Texas, on 
        September 6, 2020, entitled ``Oversight of the Trump Administration's 
        Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and 
        Domestic Terrorism'' to examine the role the Trump administration's 
        policy changes and xenophobic rhetoric have had on migrants and border 
        communities;
Whereas the El Paso, Texas, community continues to recover from this tragedy, 
        lifts up the victims, supports the survivors, and thanks law 
        enforcement, first responders, and health care workers for their efforts 
        to save lives;
Whereas the El Paso, Texas, community united to decry this attack motivated by 
        racism and xenophobia, mourned the lives lost, and raised nearly 12 
        million dollars for impacted individuals; and
Whereas the community is El Paso Strong: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) remembers the victims, survivors, and the El Paso 
        community on the one year anniversary of the deadliest attack 
        against Latinos in recent history;
            (2) offers condolences and support for everyone impacted by 
        the tragedy;
            (3) thanks the first responders and law enforcement for 
        their swift action;
            (4) commends the health care workers who treated the 
        victims and saved as many lives as they could;
            (5) condemns racism and hate in all forms including anti-
        immigrant policies and rhetoric;
            (6) acknowledges the work that remains to combat racism, 
        xenophobia, terrorism, and hate crimes, including by passing 
        legislation to curb America's gun violence epidemic; and
            (7) commits to ensuring that another tragedy such as this 
        never happens again.
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