[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 533 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 533

   Supporting the goals and ideals of Cambodian-American Freedom Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2005

Mr. Reichert submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Supporting the goals and ideals of Cambodian-American Freedom Day.

Whereas in March 1970 approximately seven million Cambodians were living under 
        conflict between the Khmer Republic and the Kampuchean (Khmer Rouge) 
        Communist Party;
Whereas between April 1975 and January 1979, Cambodians were living under the 
        communist regime of the Khmer Rouge Communist Party which committed acts 
        of genocide, and as a result, at least two million Cambodians lost their 
        lives;
Whereas on May 23, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed into law the Indochina 
        Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law 64-23), 
        granting Southeast Asian refugees the right to settle in the United 
        States;
Whereas the Khmer Rouge communist regime was overthrown on January 7, 1979, by 
        the communist group of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, which was 
        backed by Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Whereas hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Cambodia to refugee camps 
        throughout Southeast Asia, and Cambodians made their way to communities 
        across the United States between 1975 and 1999;
Whereas according to the United States Census 2000, there are approximately 
        206,000 Cambodians currently living in the United States;
Whereas despite their tremendous loss of freedom to the communist regimes, 
        Cambodians and Cambodian-Americans have shown courage and resiliency 
        while at the same time remembering and honoring both their traditional 
        culture and traumatic past; and
Whereas it is important to recognize the positive contributions of Cambodian-
        Americans to the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of Cambodian-American 
        Freedom Day;
            (2) honors and recognizes the 30th anniversary of the 
        arrival of the first Cambodian immigrants to the United States; 
        and
            (3) recognizes the contributions Cambodian-Americans have 
        made to the United States.
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