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US SR529

Resolution

Status

Introduced

12/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Peter Welch

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Condemns the November 25, 2023 shooting in Burlington, Vermont, where three Palestinian-American college students—Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed—were shot while wearing keffiyehs, leaving one permanently paralyzed

  • Recognizes the attack as part of a broader pattern of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab hate crimes that increased significantly following October 7, 2023

  • Calls on elected officials and community leaders to speak out against anti-Palestinian hatred, discrimination, and violence

  • Affirms the right of Palestinian Americans to live free from violence and discrimination based on their ethnicity, heritage, or expression of identity

  • Expresses solidarity with the victims and the Palestinian-American community on the anniversary of the Burlington attack

Legislative Description

A resolution condemning anti-Palestinian hatred on the anniversary of the attack in Burlington, Vermont, on November 25, 2023.

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8515)

12/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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