Title: Recognizing the global threat transnational white supremacist extremism presents to America and its interests.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution condemns transnational white supremacist extremism, supports law enforcement and intelligence agencies in their efforts to stop white supremacist acts of terror, and urges the Department of State to add violent foreign white supremacist groups to the foreign terrorist organization list.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 884 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 884

Recognizing the global threat transnational white supremacist extremism 
                 presents to America and its interests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2020

     Mr. Rose of New York (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of 
   Mississippi, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
 Phillips, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Malinowski, and Ms. Sherrill) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
 and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the global threat transnational white supremacist extremism 
                 presents to America and its interests.

Whereas in August 2017, an innocent woman was killed when a white supremacist 
        targeted a group of protestors by ramming his car into their march in 
        Charlottesville, Virginia;
Whereas in December 2017, two students were killed when a white supremacist 
        targeted Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico;
Whereas in October 2018, 11 worshipers of the Jewish faith were murdered when a 
        white supremacist targeted the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, 
        Pennsylvania;
Whereas in August 2019, 22 people were murdered at an El Paso, Texas, shopping 
        center when a white supremacist targeted people of Mexican heritage;
Whereas in the terrorist attacks listed above the suspects had connections to 
        foreign white supremacist extremists;
Whereas in September 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published the 
        Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence, 
        identifying white supremacist extremism as ``one of the most potent 
        forces driving domestic terrorism'' and describing white supremacist 
        extremists as ``part of a broader movement'' who ``can generally be 
        characterized by hatred for immigrants and ethnic minorities, often 
        combining these prejudices with virulent anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim 
        views'';
Whereas the Department of State lists 68 groups currently on the foreign 
        terrorist organization list and none are white supremacist groups;
Whereas it is unlawful for anyone in the United States to provide material 
        support or service in the form of property, currency, lodging, training, 
        advice, assistance, housing, false documents or identification, 
        equipment, weapons, explosives, personnel, or transportation to any 
        group on the foreign terrorist organization list;
Whereas designating a foreign violent white supremacist group is designated as a 
        foreign terrorist organization would help empower law enforcement to 
        investigate United States-based individuals connected to that foreign 
        group;
Whereas if any United States financial institution becomes aware that it 
        possesses or controls financial assets in which a designated foreign 
        terrorist organization has an interest, the financial institution must 
        retain possession or control over the asset and report the funds to the 
        Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury;
Whereas adding known foreign violent white supremacist groups to the foreign 
        terrorist organization list would enable American law enforcement and 
        other government entities to better defend the homeland and protect 
        American interests abroad;
Whereas the Nordic Resistance Movement is a transnational neo-Nazi organization 
        with chapters in multiple countries which is avowedly anti-Semitic, 
        anti-LGBT+, anti-immigrant, pro-white supremacy, and pro-Hitler;
Whereas the Nordic Resistance Movement has been banned by the Government of 
        Finland since 2017;
Whereas in October 2018, the Trump administration published its National 
        Strategy for Counterterrorism of the United States of America which 
        states the white supremacist group Nordic Resistance Movement's ``use of 
        violence and intent to destabilize societies often puts Americans lives 
        at risk'';
Whereas the National Action Group is a neo-Nazi organization founded in the 
        United Kingdom and has been banned in the United Kingdom since 2016;
Whereas the Trump administration's National Strategy on Counterterrorism states 
        that the National Action Group ``has engaged with like-minded groups in 
        the United States . . . expanding the potential influence of its violent 
        ideology.'';
Whereas, on October 16, 2019, dozens of Members of Congress urged the Department 
        of State to add foreign violent white supremacist groups to the foreign 
        terrorist organization list;
Whereas the Atomwaffen Division is a neo-Nazi white supremacist group formed in 
        the United States and has spread to the United Kingdom (Sonnenkrieg), 
        Germany (AWD Deutschland), Canada (Northern Order), and the Baltic 
        States (Feuerkrieg Division);
Whereas Blood and Honour is deemed an ``international neo-Nazi network'' and 
        Combat 18 is described as its ``armed branch'' and have carried out 
        attacks in North America and Europe;
Whereas Blood and Honour and Combat 18 have been banned by the Government of 
        Canada since 2019; and
Whereas Combat 18 was banned by the Government of Germany since January 2020: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) mourns the victims of white supremacist terrorists;
            (2) supports law enforcement and intelligence agencies in 
        their endeavors to stop the scourge of white supremacist acts 
        of terror consistent with the protection and promotion of the 
        civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy of American 
        citizens;
            (3) recognizes violent foreign and transnational white 
        supremacist extremism as a significant threat to the United 
        States;
            (4) recognizes violent foreign and transnational white 
        supremacist extremism as a global threat that is spreading 
        across the United States;
            (5) condemns transnational white supremacist extremism; and
            (6) urges the Secretary of State to add violent foreign 
        white supremacist groups to the Department of State's foreign 
        terrorist organization list when qualifying criteria are 
        satisfied.
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