Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 victims were Black Americans, condemning the Great Replacement Theory as a White supremacist conspiracy theory, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice.

H. Res. 413 · 118th Congress · May 17, 2023 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

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condemns in the strongest terms the Great Replacement Theory, a White supremacist conspiracy theory that has been used to falsely justify racially motivated, violent acts of terrorism domestically and internationally;

(2)

honors the memory and legacy of the victims and acknowledges the lasting impact that this White supremacist act of violent extremism will have on the Black community of Buffalo, New York, the United States, and globally;

(3)

encourages all Americans to remember the victims of racially motivated hate crimes connected to White supremacist conspiracy theories such as the Great Replacement Theory; and

(4)

reaffirms the commitment of the Federal Government to combat White supremacy in all forms by developing the coordinated, whole-of-government approach to address White supremacist violence.

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May 17, 2023viewing Introduced in House Mr. Bowman (for himself, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Chu, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Takano, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Peters, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Allred, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Casten, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Omar, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Carson, Mr. Costa, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Bush, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Balint, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Porter, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Gomez, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Soto, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Brown, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Titus, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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