A resolution condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and Government of New Zealand.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 124 Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and the Government of New Zealand. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 27, 2019 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. SCHUMER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations MARCH 28, 2019 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christ- church, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and the Govern- ment of New Zealand. Whereas, on March 15, 2019, an armed White supremacist murdered 50 Muslims and injured dozens more at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zea- land; VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:31 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR124.ATS SR124 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 124 ATS Whereas Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that ‘‘[i]t is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack,’’ noting that many of the victims could be mi- grants or refugees, and pronouncing it ‘‘one of New Zea- land’s darkest days’’; Whereas the people of New Zealand are grieving following the terrorist attacks, which targeted and killed innocent men, women, and children; Whereas the people of the United States and New Zealand stood shoulder-to-shoulder and shared spilled blood in the struggles of the 20th century to combat fascism, racism, and other extremist ideologies; Whereas New Zealand is among the closest allies of the United States; Whereas New Zealand is a diverse nation with a proud tradi- tion of immigration with more than 200 ethnicities and 160 languages, and the strength and vibrancy of New Zealand are enhanced by the diverse religious beliefs and tolerance of its citizens, including followers of all major religions, including Islam, Christianity, and Judaism; Whereas the suspect in the Christchurch killings is a self-de- scribed immigrant-hating White supremacist who used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter in an apparent effort to instigate further White supremacist, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigrant violence; Whereas, over the past several years, there has been a dis- turbing increase in White supremacist violence around the globe, with dozens of people of faith murdered, in- cluding in their places of worship; Whereas the scourge of White nationalism around the world must be condemned unequivocally; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:31 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR124.ATS SR124 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 124 ATS Whereas the reprehensible attacks at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques have no place in a peaceful, civilized, tolerant world: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) condemns the horrific terrorist attacks on 2 the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, 3 New Zealand; 4 (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the vic- 5 tims of those attacks and their families; 6 (3) expresses solidarity with the people of New 7 Zealand, including the Islamic community of New 8 Zealand; 9 (4) recognizes the threat posed by White su- 10 premacist terrorism and recommits United States 11 leadership in building more inclusive, diverse, and 12 tolerant societies; and 13 (5) calls upon the United States Government to 14 redouble its efforts, using all available and appro- 15 priate tools, to combat the spread of White suprema- 16 cist terrorism. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:31 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR124.ATS SR124 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS