[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 288 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 288

   Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish 
individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault 
 in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to 
       combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2025

 Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bennet, 
 Mr. Lee, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Risch, Mr. King, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Moreno, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
Mr. Budd, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
 Young, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Justice, Ms. Collins, Mr. Scott of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Britt, and 
Mrs. Fischer) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish 
individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault 
 in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to 
       combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.

Whereas, on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, a peaceful gathering held by the 
        group ``Run for Their Lives'' was violently attacked by an individual 
        armed with incendiary devices, resulting in multiple injuries, including 
        to elderly participants, in what authorities have called a targeted, 
        ideologically motivated act of terrorism;
Whereas this attack represents the latest in a growing trend of politically and 
        religiously motivated violence directed at Jewish individuals and 
        institutions across the United States;
Whereas, on May 21, 2025, two Israeli Embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky 
        and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish 
        Museum in Washington, DC, following a reception for diplomats, and the 
        suspect shouted ``Free, free Palestine!'' during his arrest;
Whereas, on April 13, 2025, an individual set multiple fires using incendiary 
        devices at the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence while Governor Josh 
        Shapiro and his family were inside following a Passover Seder;
Whereas the suspect in the attack on the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence, 
        motivated by hostility toward the Governor's stance on Israel and 
        Palestinians, admitted intent to cause harm and now faces charges 
        including attempted murder, terrorism, and arson;
Whereas these attacks, though distinct in method and geography, share a common 
        pattern of targeting Jewish individuals or symbols of Jewish life and 
        civic engagement;
Whereas no individual in the United States should be subjected to violence or 
        intimidation because of their religion, heritage, or peaceful advocacy; 
        and
Whereas acts of antisemitism, whether expressed through threats, vandalism, or 
        violence, are fundamentally incompatible with the values of the United 
        States and must be condemned unequivocally: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the June 1, 
        2025, targeted act of terror in Boulder, Colorado, as a 
        cowardly act of ideologically motivated violence;
            (2) recognizes this attack as part of a disturbing pattern 
        of targeted aggression against Jewish individuals in the United 
        States;
            (3) reaffirms its commitment to protecting the rights of 
        all individuals in the United States to assemble peacefully and 
        practice their faith without fear of violence;
            (4) calls on Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
        agencies to ensure thorough investigation and prosecution of 
        all such incidents; and
            (5) urges elected officials, community leaders, and civil 
        society to speak out against antisemitism and politically 
        motivated violence in all forms.
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