Condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.

Bill: 116-hres-364
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-05-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: California

Congressional tributes

Crime victims

Hate crimes

Health personnel

Law enforcement officers

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution condemns the attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.</p> <p>It honors the memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was killed.</p> <p>It expresses hope for recovery of the three individuals who were injured.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 364 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Payne , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Cisneros , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Rouda , Mrs. Lowey , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Quigley , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Engel , Ms. DelBene , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Omar , Mr. Fleischmann , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Bass , Ms. Meng , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Deutch , and Mr. Kilmer ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.

Whereas on April 27, 2019, a 19-year-old armed with an assault rifle attacked the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, while congregants were celebrating the last day of the Passover holiday; Whereas the gunman wounded Almog Peretz, Noya Dahan, and Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein; Whereas Lori Gilbert Kaye, a founding member of the congregation, was killed while bravely saving the life of Rabbi Goldstein; Whereas, in describing the attack, Rabbi Goldstein said— (1) Lori took the bullet for all of us. She died to protect all of us ; and (2) This is Lori. This is her legacy, and her legacy will continue. It could have been so much worse. ; Whereas Oscar Stewart, a veteran of the Army, and Jonathan Morales, a border patrol agent, bravely fought back, running toward the perpetrator of the attack; Whereas law enforcement and first responders, including the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, acted quickly and professionally to respond to the attack and care for the victims; Whereas the perpetrator of the attack, who expressed White supremacist and White nationalist sentiments, entered the synagogue shouting anti-Semitic slurs; Whereas the attack occurred 6 months to the day after the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which killed 11 innocent people and injured 6 others, including 4 law enforcement officers; Whereas anti-Semitism is an age-old form of prejudice, discrimination, persecution, and marginalization of Jewish people that runs counter to the values of the United States; Whereas, according to an annual audit conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, in 2018— (1) anti-Semitic incidents remained at near-historic levels in the United States; and (2) the number of anti-Semitic incidents with known connections to extremists or inspired by extremist ideology reached the highest levels since 2004; Whereas, in a manifesto attributed to the perpetrator of the attack, the perpetrator of the attack claimed responsibility for the burning of a mosque in Escondido, California, and demonstrated anti-Muslim bias; Whereas growing White supremacy and White nationalism is— (1) a threat to the security of the United States; and (2) antithetical to the American values of dignity and respect of all people, including Jewish, Muslim, Black, Latino, Asian American, immigrant, and LGBTQ peoples; and Whereas hate has no place in the United States and there is a duty to condemn all forms of hatred: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) condemns the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019, which killed 1 individual and injured 3 others; (2) honors the memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was killed in the attack; (3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recovery for the individuals injured in the attack; (4) offers heartfelt condolences to— (A) the Chabad of Poway congregation; (B) the San Diego area Jewish community; and (C) the friends and family of those individuals affected by the tragedy; (5) recognizes the dedicated service of the law enforcement emergency response officials and medical professionals who responded to the attack and cared for the victims; and (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to condemn— (A) anti-Semitism; (B) White supremacy; (C) White nationalism; and (D) all forms of hatred.