This House resolution recognises that after the September 11, 2001 attacks many people — especially those seen as Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Sikh, Black, and African — faced hate and were sometimes targeted by government actions. The text lists murders, many reported bias incidents, wrongful detention and deportation, and other policing and surveillance practices that affected these communities. The resolution condemns racism, xenophobia, and religious or ethnic bigotry. It calls for an independent commission to review government policies and work with community groups, urges congressional and civil rights hearings on the commission’s findings, supports directing resources to community-based organizations (outside law enforcement) to help victims and build alternatives to policing, and asks the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation to study the health effects of hate and government targeting.
The resolution is the House expressing its view and urging actions. If passed by the House it would: encourage creation of an independent commission to investigate past government actions; request congressional and civil-rights hearings; push for funding and services for community groups that help victims and offer non-law-enforcement responses; and ask federal health agencies to research impacts on physical and mental health. The resolution itself does not list specific funding amounts or create binding programs.
No publicly available information on costs. The resolution supports allocating resources to community-based organizations but does not specify amounts, budgets, or funding sources.
Supporters say the resolution documents and condemns post-9/11 hate and official targeting of certain communities, seeks a formal review of those government policies, wants hearings to examine harms, calls for resources for victim support and alternatives to law enforcement, and asks for scientific study of health impacts.
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