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HRES 709 112th Congress House

Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world…

Official title: Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.

Introduced: June 27, 2012 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welcomes His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Washington, DC.

Commends His Holiness for: (1) promoting individual and world peace and justice; and (2) his perseverance in counseling Ahmadi Muslims to eschew any form of violence, even in the face of severe persecution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 29, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Jun 27, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 27, 2012
Dent, Charles
· Jun 27, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Jun 27, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 27, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 709: Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-709/
MLA
"H. Res. 709: Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-709/.
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H. Res. 709, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-709/.
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[H. Res. 709: Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-709/)
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