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119-hres-1116119th Congress

Commemorating the 5-year remembrance of the March 16, 2021, shootings in the Atlanta, Georgia, region and denouncing continuing anti-Asian hate, including the resurgence of xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

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Summary

Condemnation and remembrance of the March 16, 2021 Atlanta-area shootings and a push to address anti-Asian hate. This resolution would honor the victims, denounce xenophobic and sexist rhetoric linked to COVID-19, and call for federal steps to improve reporting, support services, and education for affected communities.

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  • For survivors and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities: honors eight victims, seven of whom were women, and calls for culturally responsive mental-health care, trauma-informed services, and language-accessible support.
  • For federal programs and local responses: urges restoration and expansion of the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance programs, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act programs, and Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act programs to strengthen community-based prevention and reporting.
  • For public awareness and institutions: encourages combating online hate and disinformation and promoting AANHPI history and antibias education in K-12 schools and colleges.
  • For reporting and access: notes language barriers, immigration-status fears, and fear of law enforcement as reasons for underreporting and calls for improved hate-crime reporting infrastructure.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

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