Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day.

H. Res. 282 · 113th Congress · Jun 27, 2013 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

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applauds the United Nations General Assembly for uniting to honor President Mandela's selfless contribution to international peace and freedom;

(2)

recognizes the global impact of President Mandela's legacy and commitment to nonviolence, respect, and dialogue;

(3)

expresses support for the international community's recognition of United Nations Nelson Mandela International Day; and

(4)

urges all citizens of the United States to reflect on the importance of peace, tolerance, democracy, human rights, and reconciliation in honor of Nelson Mandela International Day.

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Jun 27, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lewis (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Watt, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day.

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