109 HRES 227 IH: Recognizing and honoring the contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society generally. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-04-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2005 Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Watson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Chocola, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Turner, Mr. Holt, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Cox, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Murphy, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Issa) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing and honoring the contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society generally.

Whereas the United States is deeply enriched by its Indian American residents; Whereas the Indian American community and the graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) in the United States have made valuable and significant contributions to society in every profession and discipline; and Whereas IIT graduates are highly committed and dedicated to research, innovation, and promotion of trade and international cooperation between India and the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes the valuable and significant contributions of Indian Americans to American society; (2)honors the economic innovation attributable to graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology; and (3)urges all Americans to recognize the contributions of Indian Americans and have a greater appreciation of the role Indian Americans have played in helping to advance and enrich American society.