Acknowledging that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, individuals experienced hate and were targeted by the government on account of their faith, race, national origin and immigration status, and suggesting various forms of relief to support those affected.

Bill: 117-hres-629
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Border security and unlawful immigration
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Immigrant health and welfare
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Middle East
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 
This resolution condemns racism, xenophobia, discrimination, scapegoating, and ethnic and religious bigotry. It acknowledges the climate of hate that Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Sikh communities have experienced since September 11, 2001, and suggests specified relief to support those affected.
 
Specifically, the resolution
 
 
 calls for the creation of an interagency task force to work with community-based organizations to review government policies that targeted such communities, investigate and document their impact, and dismantle those policies that continue to profile and target such communities;
 
calls for hearings to explore the findings and recommendations of the task force;
 
supports allocating resources to community-based organizations outside and independent of law enforcement that center the experiences and demands of Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Sikh communities to support the needs of victims of hate and state violence and to create alternatives to law enforcement and transformative justice programs that focus on vulnerable populations within these communities; and 
 
 calls on the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation to work together to study the impact of hate, government targeting, and profiling on physical and mental health.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House