SRES 133 108th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Arab Americans Asian American ethnic groups Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal investigation Ethnic relations Hate crimes Minorities Muslims Prejudice Prosecution Racial discrimination Racial violence Racism Religion Religious liberty Sikhs Violence

A resolution condemning bigotry and violence against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans.

Introduced: May 6, 2003 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

May 22, 2003

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7070)

May 22, 2003

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7070)

May 22, 2003

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7069-7070)

May 22, 2003

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7069-7070)

May 6, 2003

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5788)

May 6, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5788-5789)

May 6, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans, including Arab-Americans, Muslim-Americans, Sikh-Americans, and South Asian-Americans, should be protected.

Condemns bigotry and acts of violence against such people and calls upon local, State, and Federal law enforcement authorities to prevent and investigate and prosecute such bias-motivated crimes.

What's happening now May 22, 2003

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7070)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · May 22, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 133: A resolution condemning bigotry and violence against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-133/

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"S. Res. 133: A resolution condemning bigotry and violence against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-133/.

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S. Res. 133, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-133/.

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