1Condemning racial intolerance and racial profiling, encouraging
2states throughout the nation to create penalties for
3individuals found to have caused substantive harm through
4racial profiling and urging the United States Commission on
5Civil Rights to study and seek solutions to remedy the
6ongoing problem of racial profiling.

7WHEREAS, All people in the United States of America,
8regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality or social or economic
9condition have the right to personal and material well-being;
10and

11WHEREAS, Discrimination and racial intolerance are contrary
12to America's democratic principles of equality and the right of
13all people to be treated fairly; and

14WHEREAS, The failure to act or speak out to prevent racial
15discrimination or intolerance can be considered an act of racial
16bias or an illegal act of discrimination; and

17WHEREAS, Acts of racial discrimination and intolerance can
18occur when a person's failure to act can be considered a
19distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based solely

1on race, ethnicity, nationality and social or economic condition
2that denies an individual a right or privilege that is enjoyed
3by the majority; and

4WHEREAS, The failure to provide a safe and respectful
5environment for any individual has a destabilizing impact on the
6entire community; and

7WHEREAS, The systemic racism apparent in the actions of
8persons who racially profile fellow citizens reinforces the
9social and economic disadvantages experienced by people of
10color; and

11WHEREAS, On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-
12year-old African-American teenager, was horrifically shot and
13killed while walking from his local 7-Eleven in Sanford,
14Florida, because he was viewed as suspicious by George
15Zimmerman; and

16WHEREAS, On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of
17all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin; and

18WHEREAS, The verdict in George Zimmerman's trial provoked an
19outcry nationwide among many Americans who are concerned about
20the societal impact of stand-your-ground laws and racial
21profiling; therefore be it

22RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives condemn racial
23intolerance and racial profiling; and be it further

24RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage states
25throughout the nation to create penalties for individuals found
26to have caused substantive harm through racial profiling; and be
27it further

28RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the United
29States Commission on Civil Rights to study and seek solutions to
30remedy the ongoing problem of racial profiling.