Recognizing the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971 and protection of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1130 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1130 Recognizing the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971 and protection of religious minorities in Bangladesh. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2026 Mr. Landsman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Recognizing the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971 and protection of religious minorities in Bangladesh. Whereas, in August 1947, British rule in India ended, creating the 2 independent sovereign countries of India and Pakistan, the latter of which included the noncontiguous regions of West Pakistan (Pakistan) and East Pakistan (Bangladesh), then known as East Bengal; Whereas the Pakistani ruling elite was comprised overwhelmingly of Punjabi West Pakistanis who concentrated the country's resources and development efforts in West Pakistan; Whereas West Pakistani officials harbored well-documented anti-Bengali sentiment, con…