The Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID–19 House Resolution 908 was introduced by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng on March 25, 2020 and calls on all public officials to denounce anti-Asian racism related to the coronavirus. This resolution calls on all public officials to condemn and denounce anti-Asian sentiment, racism, discrimination, and religious intolerance related to COVID-19 and calls on Federal law enforcement officials to work with local and state agencies to investigate and document all credible reports of hate crimes and incidents against the Asian American community. It also calls on United States leadership to build a more inclusive and tolerant society by advocating for language access and combating misinformation and discrimination against Asian Americans. This simple resolution was agreed to on September 17, 2020.
My #HRes908 condemning anti-Asian sentiment related to #COVID19 just passed the House. 🙌
We reject racism.
Thankful 4 my colleagues’ support.
It’s on @senatemajldr 2 allow the Senate 2 pass the Senate version of my resolution by @SenDuckworth, @SenKamalaHarris & @maziehirono. pic.twitter.com/xnUfIzDEuk
— Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) September 17, 2020
BREAKING: #HRes908 passed the House on a 243 -164 with one present vote. We again thank @RepGraceMeng, @CAPAC, and @SpeakerPelosi for their leadership and standing with the Asian American community.
Next up: the bill will move onto the Senate! pic.twitter.com/whwglibZcB
— NCAPA #AAPI2020 (@NCAPAtweets) September 17, 2020