Title: A resolution condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and Government of New Zealand.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution condemns the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and expresses condolences to the victims and their families. It also calls on the U.S. government to redouble efforts to combat the spread of white supremacist terrorism.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 124 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 124

 Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New 
 Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their 
families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and 
                     the Government of New Zealand.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2019

  Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Peters, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
   Durbin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Schumer) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New 
 Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their 
families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and 
                     the Government of New Zealand.

Whereas, on March 15, 2019, an armed White supremacist murdered 50 Muslims and 
        injured dozens more at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, 
        New Zealand;
Whereas Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that ``[i]t is clear that this 
        can now only be described as a terrorist attack,'' noting that many of 
        the victims could be migrants or refugees, and pronouncing it ``one of 
        New Zealand's darkest days'';
Whereas the people of New Zealand are grieving following the terrorist attacks, 
        which targeted and killed innocent men, women, and children;
Whereas the people of the United States and New Zealand stood shoulder-to-
        shoulder and shared spilled blood in the struggles of the 20th century 
        to combat fascism, racism, and other extremist ideologies;
Whereas New Zealand is among the closest allies of the United States;
Whereas New Zealand is a diverse nation with a proud tradition of immigration 
        with more than 200 ethnicities and 160 languages, and the strength and 
        vibrancy of New Zealand are enhanced by the diverse religious beliefs 
        and tolerance of its citizens, including followers of all major 
        religions, including Islam, Christianity, and Judaism;
Whereas the suspect in the Christchurch killings is a self-described immigrant-
        hating White supremacist who used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast 
        live video of the slaughter in an apparent effort to instigate further 
        White supremacist, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigrant violence;
Whereas, over the past several years, there has been a disturbing increase in 
        White supremacist violence around the globe, with dozens of people of 
        faith murdered, including in their places of worship;
Whereas the scourge of White nationalism around the world must be condemned 
        unequivocally; and
Whereas the reprehensible attacks at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques have no 
        place in a peaceful, civilized, tolerant world: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns the horrific terrorist attacks on the Al Noor 
        and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand;
            (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the victims of 
        those attacks and their families;
            (3) expresses solidarity with the people of New Zealand, 
        including the Islamic community of New Zealand;
            (4) recognizes the threat posed by White supremacist 
        terrorism and recommits United States leadership in building 
        more inclusive, diverse, and tolerant societies; and
            (5) calls upon the United States Government to redouble its 
        efforts, using all available and appropriate tools, to combat 
        the spread of White supremacist terrorism.
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