Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1075 Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 31, 2020 Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GON- ZALEZ of Texas, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. VELA, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. MUR- PHY of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. STANTON, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HIMES, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi- nois, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. CICILLINE) submitted the following resolution; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019. Whereas August 3, 2020, marks one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019; VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1075.IH HR1075 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1075 IH Whereas, on August 3, 2019, a domestic terrorist confessed to driving approximately 10 hours, over 600 miles, to tar- get Latinos; Whereas, as a result, 23 people lost their lives and 22 more were injured in what is the deadliest anti-Latino attack in recent American history; Whereas the Nation mourns for the families of Andre´ Pablo Anchondo, Jordan Kae Anchondo, Arturo Benavides, Jorge Calvillo Garcia, Leonardo Campos Jr., Maribel Hernandez-Loya, Adolfo Cerros Herna´ndez, Sara Esther Regalado Monreal, Guillermo ‘‘Coach Memo’’ Garcia, Angelina Silva Englisbee, Maria Mun˜oz Flores, Raul Estrada Flores, Gerhard Alexander Hoffmann, David Alvah Johnson, Luis Alfonso Juarez, Maria Eugenia Legarreta Rothe, Ivan Manzano, Gloria Irma Marquez, Elsa L. Mendoza, Margie Reckard, Javier Amir Rodri- guez, Teresa Trinidad Sanchez Guerra, and Juan De Dios Velazquez; Whereas the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in El Paso, Texas, on September 6, 2020, entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Do- mestic Terrorism’’ to examine the role the Trump admin- istration’s policy changes and xenophobic rhetoric have had on migrants and border communities; Whereas the El Paso, Texas, community continues to recover from this tragedy, lifts up the victims, supports the sur- vivors, and thanks law enforcement, first responders, and health care workers for their efforts to save lives; Whereas the El Paso, Texas, community united to decry this attack motivated by racism and xenophobia, mourned the VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1075.IH HR1075 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1075 IH lives lost, and raised nearly 12 million dollars for im- pacted individuals; and Whereas the community is El Paso Strong: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) remembers the victims, survivors, and the 2 El Paso community on the one year anniversary of 3 the deadliest attack against Latinos in recent his- 4 tory; 5 (2) offers condolences and support for everyone 6 impacted by the tragedy; 7 (3) thanks the first responders and law enforce- 8 ment for their swift action; 9 (4) commends the health care workers who 10 treated the victims and saved as many lives as they 11 could; 12 (5) condemns racism and hate in all forms in- 13 cluding anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric; 14 (6) acknowledges the work that remains to com- 15 bat racism, xenophobia, terrorism, and hate crimes, 16 including by passing legislation to curb America’s 17 gun violence epidemic; and 18 (7) commits to ensuring that another tragedy 19 such as this never happens again. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1075.IH HR1075 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS