[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 214 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 214

  Recognizing the history and contributions of Muslims of the United 
                                States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2019

   Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Harris, Mr. Peters, Mrs. 
Murray, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the history and contributions of Muslims of the United 
                                States.

Whereas the millions of Muslims of the United States, immigrant and native 
        born--

    (1) compose 2 percent of the total population of the United States; and

    (2) have built a vibrant community of diverse races, ethnicities, 
viewpoints, and backgrounds;

Whereas many African slaves brought to the Americas, including the American 
        colonies later known as the United States, were Muslim and made 
        innumerable contributions to the founding of the United States;
Whereas Muslims of the United States--

    (1) come from a myriad of diverse cultural backgrounds; and

    (2) practice their faith according to a variety of different historical 
schools of thought and traditions within the Sunni and Shi'a 
interpretations of Islam;

Whereas Muslims of the United States have long served in the Armed Forces and 
        have fought in all major United States conflicts, from the Revolutionary 
        War onward, with more than 5,000 Muslims serving in the Armed Forces as 
        of April 2019;
Whereas many Muslim members of the Armed Forces have made the ultimate sacrifice 
        for the United States, including--

    (1) Corporal Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, who was born in 1987 and made 
the ultimate sacrifice for the United States in 2007; and

    (2) Captain Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan, who was born in 1976 and made 
the ultimate sacrifice for the United States in 2004;

Whereas countless Muslims of the United States contribute to the economy and 
        well-being of the United States as--

    (1) physicians;

    (2) business owners;

    (3) laborers;

    (4) service workers;

    (5) teachers engaging the next generation of people of the United 
States; and

    (6) police officers, firefighters, and first responders saving lives 
every day; and

Whereas Muslims of the United States have made and continue to make important 
        contributions to the advancement of the United States that are 
        fundamental to the shared values, society, and culture of the United 
        States, including--

    (1) military veterans, such as--

    G    (A) Corporal Bampett Muhamed of Virginia, who served in the 
Revolutionary War;

    G    (B) Yusuf Ben Ali (also known as ``Joseph Benhaley''), who served 
in the Continental Army under George Washington and fought with General 
Thomas Sumter in South Carolina;

    G    (C) Captain Moses Osman, who served in the Union Army during the 
Civil War and was the highest ranking Muslim in that war;

    G    (D) Corporal Sheikh Nazim Abdul-Kariem, who served in the Army 
during World War II at the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge;

    G    (E) Sergeant First Class Mujahid Mohammed, who served in the Army 
and was held as a prisoner of war during the Korean War;

    G    (F) retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Talib M. 
Shareef, who now serves as imam at the Nation's Mosque in Washington, DC; 
and

    G    (G) the countless other Muslims of the United States who served 
valiantly in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, 
and other conflicts;

    (2) Yarrow Mamout, the freed African-American Muslim slave who later 
became one of the first shareholders of the Columbia Bank, the second 
chartered bank in the United States;

    (3) Fazlur Rahman Khan, the famed architect and designer who designed 
the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center;

    (4) Mohammad Salman Hamdani, the New York City Police Department cadet 
and Emergency Medical Technician who heroically died helping others in the 
aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001;

    (5) Dr. Farouk El-Baz, a geologist and remote sensing scientist who, 
from 1967 to 1972, was instrumental in helping the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration identify the landing sites on the Moon for the Apollo 
program, serving as--

    G    (A) Secretary of the Landing Site Selection Committee for the 
Apollo missions;

    G    (B) Principal Investigator of Visual Observations and Photography; 
and

    G    (C) Chairman of the Astronaut Training Group of the Apollo Photo 
Team;

    (6) noted academics and researchers, such as--

    G    (A) Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang, professor and former chairman of the 
African Studies Department at Howard University;

    G    (B) Dr. Intisar A. Rabb, professor of law at Harvard Law School 
and a director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School;

    G    (C) Asifa Quraishi-Landes, comparative law expert at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison; and

    G    (D) Zareena Grewal, American studies and religious studies scholar 
at Yale University;

    (7) health professionals, such as--

    G    (A) Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of 
Health;

    G    (B) Dr. Heather Laird-Johnson, founder, president, and director of 
the Center for Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology at the 
University of Southern California; and

    G    (C) Dr. Zehra Siddiqui, who focuses on providing health care for 
underserved populations, including homeless individuals, immigrants, and 
individuals without health insurance;

    (8) Olympic medalists, such as--

    G    (A) boxer Muhammad Ali;

    G    (B) track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad; and

    G    (C) fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad;

    (9) professional athletes, such as--

    G    (A) basketball players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, and 
Shaquille O'Neal;

    G    (B) football players Muhammad Wilkerson, Ameer Abdullah, and 
Husain Abdullah; and

    G    (C) 2-time world heavyweight champion Hasim Shariff Rahman;

    (10) religious leaders, such as Hajj Malik El Shabazz, also known as 
``Malcolm X'', who was--

    G    (A) an African-American Muslim imam;

    G    (B) a civil rights activist; and

    G    (C) a reformer;

    (11) Imam Warith Deen Mohammed (born Wallace D. Muhammad), an African-
American Muslim leader and theologian who--

    G    (A) in 1992, was the first Muslim of the United States to deliver 
the invocation for the Senate;

    G    (B) worked tirelessly to unite diverse Muslim communities; and

    G    (C) is commonly referred to as ``America's Imam'';

    (12) public servants, such as--

    G    (A) Dr. Ahmed Hassan Zewail, who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry 
and was a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
Technology;

    G    (B) Dr. Robert (Farooq) D. Crane, former Deputy Director of the 
National Security Council and advisor to President Richard Nixon;

    G    (C) Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as--

        G    (i) the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 
2005;

        G    (ii) the United States Ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2007; 
and

        G    (iii) the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 
2007 to 2009;

    G    (D) Adam Shakoor, the first Muslim judge in the United States;

    G    (E) Osman Siddique, the first Muslim United States Ambassador; and

    G    (F) Sada Cumber, the first United States Ambassador to the 
Organization of the Islamic Conference;

    (13) elected officials, such as--

    G    (A) Representative Andre Carson of Indiana;

    G    (B) Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota;

    G    (C) Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan;

    G    (D) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison;

    G    (E) Virginia State Representative Sam Rasoul;

    G    (F) Pennsylvania State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell; and

    G    (G) local council members, including--

        G    (i) Aisha Wahab of Hayward, California;

        G    (ii) Susan Dabaja of Dearborn, Michigan;

        G    (iii) Shahid Shafi of Southlake, Texas; and

        G    (iv) Basheer Jones of Cleveland, Ohio;

    (14) entrepreneurs and business leaders, such as--

    G    (A) Farooq Kathwari, the chairman, chief executive officer, and 
president of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.;

    G    (B) business tycoon Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars 
football team in the National Football League;

    G    (C) Islamic fashion designer Lisa Vogl, founder of Verona 
Collection;

    G    (D) philanthropist Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, also known as 
``Iman'', founder of Iman Cosmetics;

    G    (E) Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder, chairman, and chief executive 
officer of Chobani Greek Yogurt; and

    G    (F) Dr. Mark Humayun, who co-invented the Argus series retina 
implants; and

    (15) entertainers, such as--

    G    (A) actor and comedian Hasan Minaj;

    G    (B) Mahershala Ali, the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar;

    G    (C) Sam Esmail, the creator of Mr. Robot; and

    G    (D) comedian and actor Maysoon Zayid: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the historic and valuable 
contributions of the Muslim community of the United States to the 
United States.
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