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Introduced on June 4, 2025 by Joseph Neguse
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Last progress June 4, 2025 (8 months ago)
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Condemns the violent antisemitic attack at a peaceful Run for Their Lives march in Boulder on June 1, 2025, expresses solidarity with survivors and families, and praises the Boulder community’s resilience. Urges vigilance, supports use of Federal resources to investigate the incident and counter rising antisemitism, and states that hate and violence have no place in the United States.
On June 1, 2025, a violent attack occurred at a peaceful march in Boulder, Colorado, organized by Run for Their Lives.
Run for Their Lives is an organization that facilitates run and walk events calling for the release of all hostages Hamas kidnapped during the group’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attack and continues to hold in Gaza over 600 days later.
The attack was carried out with a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails and injured men and women, including a Holocaust survivor; several victims suffered serious burns and trauma while peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights.
Authorities are investigating the antisemitic attack as an act of terrorism and as a Federal hate crime.
The attack occurred amid a national surge in antisemitic incidents; reported antisemitic activity in Colorado rose 40 percent in 2024 and reached the highest level nationally in nearly 50 years, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Directly affected: survivors and families of the attack and local Jewish individuals and institutions, who receive a public expression of support and national condemnation. Indirectly affected: the Boulder community and local civic groups, which are publicly praised for resilience; local and federal law enforcement and prosecutors, who are urged to use Federal resources to investigate and address the incident; and national civil rights and hate-crime monitoring organizations, which may see increased attention and potential coordination. The resolution is symbolic and declaratory — it expresses the House’s stance and encourages action but does not itself create legal obligations, appropriate funding, or new programs. Any concrete changes (additional federal investigations, resource allocations, or policy actions) would require separate agency decisions or follow-up legislation. The resolution may also shape public discussion and signal congressional support for victims and for stronger efforts to monitor and counter antisemitism.
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