H.Con.Res. 57

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 57 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 57

Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, 
murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim 
identity, in the State of Illinois.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 14, 2025

Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. 
Jacobs, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Casten, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Foster, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Jackson 
of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Quigley) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, 
murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim 
identity, in the State of Illinois.

Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-Muslim-American boy, was loved 
by his family and friends as an energetic, loving, and joyous light who 
brought sunshine to his loved ones and classmates;
Whereas, on October 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., Wadee Alfayoumi was brutally 
stabbed 26 times by a hate-driven perpetrator and tragically succumbed 
to his injuries;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi's perpetrator was convicted of murder and hate crimes 
and sentenced to 53 years in prison, as there is evidence the 
perpetrator yelled during the brutal killing, ``All Muslims must die and 
your people must die'' and was observed to be a consumer of media 
containing dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric that is anti-Muslim and 
anti-Palestinian;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi was born and raised in the United States, and his family 
wanted the United States to provide them a life of safety away from 
dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric toward Palestinian people;
Whereas no one should be a target of hate because of their ethnicity or 
religion, whether such ethnicity or religion is expressed verbally or 
through how one dresses, such as through the wearing of a hijab, 
keffiyeh, niqab, burqa, kufi, turban, mitpahat, tichel, shpitzel, 
sheitel, kippah, or yarmulke;
Whereas dehumanizing rhetoric can fuel sentiments of hate that result in 
violence against those who belong or who are perceived to belong to a 
certain ethnic or religious group;
Whereas the Palestinian community's migration to the United States dates back to 
the late 19th century;
Whereas the United States is home to one of the largest Palestinian diasporas in 
the world that is made up of lawyers, doctors, teachers, business 
owners, law enforcement, and others, all who contribute to the history, 
arts, commerce, promise, and character of the United States;
Whereas Wadee Alfayoumi shared a heritage, history, love, culture, tradition, 
and brilliance belonging to the Palestinian people and was a symbol of 
another great Palestinian life full of promise;
Whereas Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the United States, 
and those all across the globe deserve to live in peace and be free from 
discrimination, hate crimes, and violence; and
Whereas Israel's military campaign in Gaza has had a devastating impact on 
children, with over 20,000 children killed in the last 23 months, 
according to Save the Children: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress recognizes that--
(1) the United States lost the beautiful light of Wadee 
Alfayoumi because of hate;
(2) it is the duty of elected officials and media to tell 
the truth without dehumanizing rhetoric when informing the 
public of factual information;
(3) freedom of speech and peaceful protest are 
constitutionally protected and a fundamental cornerstone of 
democracy; and
(4) the United States has zero tolerance for hate crimes, 
Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab 
discrimination.
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