119-hconres57

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 57 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 57

 Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, 
 murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim 
 identity, in the State of Illinois.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 14, 2025

 Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
 Jacobs, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Casten, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Foster, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Jackson 
 of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Quigley) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, 
 murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim 
 identity, in the State of Illinois.

Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-Muslim-American boy, was loved 
 by his family and friends as an energetic, loving, and joyous light who 
 brought sunshine to his loved ones and classmates;
Whereas, on October 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., Wadee Alfayoumi was brutally 
 stabbed 26 times by a hate-driven perpetrator and tragically succumbed 
 to his injuries;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi's perpetrator was convicted of murder and hate crimes 
 and sentenced to 53 years in prison, as there is evidence the 
 perpetrator yelled during the brutal killing, ``All Muslims must die and 
 your people must die'' and was observed to be a consumer of media 
 containing dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric that is anti-Muslim and 
 anti-Palestinian;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi was born and raised in the United States, and his family 
 wanted the United States to provide them a life of safety away from 
 dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric toward Palestinian people;
Whereas no one should be a target of hate because of their ethnicity or 
 religion, whether such ethnicity or religion is expressed verbally or 
 through how one dresses, such as through the wearing of a hijab, 
 keffiyeh, niqab, burqa, kufi, turban, mitpahat, tichel, shpitzel, 
 sheitel, kippah, or yarmulke;
Whereas dehumanizing rhetoric can fuel sentiments of hate that result in 
 violence against those who belong or who are perceived to belong to a 
 certain ethnic or religious group;
Whereas the Palestinian community's migration to the United States dates back to 
 the late 19th century;
Whereas the United States is home to one of the largest Palestinian diasporas in 
 the world that is made up of lawyers, doctors, teachers, business 
 owners, law enforcement, and others, all who contribute to the history, 
 arts, commerce, promise, and character of the United States;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi shared a heritage, history, love, culture, tradition, 
 and brilliance belonging to the Palestinian people and was a symbol of 
 another great Palestinian life full of promise;
Whereas Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the United States, 
 and those all across the globe deserve to live in peace and be free from 
 discrimination, hate crimes, and violence; and
Whereas Israel's military campaign in Gaza has had a devastating impact on 
 children, with over 20,000 children killed in the last 23 months, 
 according to Save the Children: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress recognizes that--

    (1) the United States lost the beautiful light of Wadee 
 Alfayoumi because of hate;

    (2) it is the duty of elected officials and media to tell 
 the truth without dehumanizing rhetoric when informing the 
 public of factual information;

    (3) freedom of speech and peaceful protest are 
 constitutionally protected and a fundamental cornerstone of 
 democracy; and

    (4) the United States has zero tolerance for hate crimes, 
 Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab 
 discrimination.
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