Condemning in the strongest terms the unprovoked and racially motivated murder of Lt. Richard W. Collins III in College Park, Maryland, on May 20, 2017, expressing concern for the rising tide of racist and hate-based activities being committed on our college campuses, and reaffirming our support for inclusion, diversity, and safety in our higher education institutions in the wake of these attacks.

H. Res. 423 · 115th Congress · Jun 29, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

condemns the recent attack in Maryland, on May 20, 2017, that resulted in the tragic loss of Lt. Richard Collins III and all other hate-motivated incidents since the fall;

(2)

acknowledges the efforts undertaken by the university officials at Maryland and across the country to respond to racism, extremism and hate, and create a safer campus for all members of the community;

(3)

recognizes the persistent and growing threat posed by hate speech, efforts by extremist organizations to specifically target young people, and the normalization of these practices through platitudes about free speech; and

(4)

remains actively committed to offering solutions that promote open, tolerant, and safe learning environments that fully respect diversity on college campuses.

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Jun 29, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Evans, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peters, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Ms. Bass) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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