Condemning and recognizing transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 732 Condemning and recognizing transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 22, 2019 Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. ROSE of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Condemning and recognizing transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat. Whereas over the past several years, there has been a dis- turbing increase in White supremacist extremist violence around the world; Whereas, on July 22, 2011, a White supremacist extremist killed 77 people in Oslo and Ut<ya, Norway; Whereas, on June 17, 2015, a White supremacist extremist killed nine people in Charleston, South Carolina; Whereas, on August 12, 2017, a White supremacist extremist killed one person in Charlottesville, Virginia; VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR732.IH HR732 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 732 IH Whereas, on October 27, 2018, a White supremacist extrem- ist killed 11 people in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Whereas, on March 15, 2019, a White supremacist extremist killed 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand; Whereas, on April 27, 2019, a White supremacist extremist killed one person in Poway, California; Whereas, on August 3, 2019, a White supremacist extremist killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas; Whereas, on October 9, 2019, a White supremacist extremist killed 2 people in Halle, Germany; Whereas the easy dissemination of White supremacist extrem- ist content through online platforms has accelerated the internationalization of hateful ideologies, exacerbated radicalization, and contributed to the establishment of an insidious global network; Whereas, in March 2019, the United Nations recognized the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimi- nation with the theme of ‘‘Mitigating and countering ris- ing nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies’’; Whereas, in May 2019, France and New Zealand convened the Christchurch Call to Action Summit, producing a pledge supported by 48 countries underscoring the ‘‘ur- gent need for action and enhanced cooperation among the wide range of actors with influence over this issue, in- cluding governments, civil society, and online service pro- viders, such as social media companies, to eliminate ter- rorist and violent extremist content online.’’; Whereas, in September 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published the Strategic Framework for Coun- tering Terrorism and Targeted Violence, identifying VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR732.IH HR732 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 732 IH White supremacist extremism as ‘‘one of the most potent forces driving domestic terrorism’’; Whereas White supremacist extremism is a danger to the peace and security of democratic peoples around the world; Whereas additional and related forms of discrimination, intol- erance, and repression around the world, such as xeno- phobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, autocracy, sexism, homophobia, nationalism, and others, contradict universal principles of freedom and equality; Whereas a champion of liberal values, the United States has long fought to uphold domestically and around the world the creed of the Declaration of Independence, which pro- claimed at our Nation’s founding, ‘‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’’; Whereas the scourge of White supremacist extremism around the world must be denounced unequivocally; and Whereas relevant parties, including governments, social media companies, and civil society organizations, have a respon- sibility to combat White supremacist extremism: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) expresses condolences to the victims of 2 White supremacist extremism and their families; 3 (2) expresses gratitude for the public service 4 and heroism of law enforcement and first respond- 5 ers; 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR732.IH HR732 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HRES 732 IH (3) affirms American values and United States 1 leadership in building more inclusive, diverse, and 2 tolerant societies around the world; 3 (4) recognizes transnational White supremacist 4 extremism as a major global threat; 5 (5) condemns transnational White supremacist 6 extremism; 7 (6) urges the Secretary of State to advance dip- 8 lomatically, and emphasize as a foreign policy pri- 9 ority, actions to counter transnational White su- 10 premacist extremism around the world; and 11 (7) calls upon the United States Government 12 and countries around the world to strengthen ef- 13 forts, using all available and appropriate tools, to 14 combat transnational White supremacist extremism. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Nov 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR732.IH HR732 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS