[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1446. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 937, to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-
19 hate crimes, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

         After section 1, insert the following:

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Following the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, there has 
     been a dramatic increase in hate crimes and violence against 
     Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.
       (2) According to a recent report, there were nearly 3,800 
     reported cases of anti-Asian discrimination and incidents 
     related to COVID-19 between March 19, 2020, and February 28, 
     2021, in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
       (3) During this time frame, race has been cited as the 
     primary reason for discrimination, making up over 90 percent 
     of incidents, and the United States condemns and denounces 
     any and all anti-Asian and Pacific Islander sentiment in any 
     form.
       (4) Roughly 36 percent of these incidents took place at a 
     business and more than 2,000,000 Asian-American businesses 
     have contributed to the diverse fabric of American life.
       (5) More than 1,900,000 Asian-American and Pacific Islander 
     older adults, particularly those older adults who are recent 
     immigrants or have limited English proficiency, may face even 
     greater challenges in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     including discrimination, economic insecurity, and language 
     isolation.
       (6) In the midst of this alarming surge in anti-Asian hate 
     crimes and incidents, a shooter murdered the following 8 
     people in the Atlanta, Georgia, region, 7 of whom were women, 
     and 6 of whom were women of Asian descent:
       (A) Xiaojie Tan.
       (B) Daoyou Feng.
       (C) Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez.
       (D) Paul Andre Michels.
       (E) Soon Chung Park.
       (F) Hyun Jung Grant.
       (G) Suncha Kim.
       (H) Yong Ae Yue.
       (7) The people of the United States will always remember 
     the victims of these shootings and stand in solidarity with 
     those affected by this senseless tragedy and incidents of 
     hate that have affected the Asian and Pacific Islander 
     communities.

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