Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor J.R. 6
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4		-	Joint Resolution 6
5		-	(House Joint Resolution 8)
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7		-	A House Joint Resolution concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION:
	4	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	5	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken by amendment.
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9		-	Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine
	8	+	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
	9	+	P5 2lr3302
	10	+	CF SJ 11
	11	+	By: Delegates Reznik, Pena–Melnyk, Luedtke, and Buckel
	12	+	Introduced and read first time: March 1, 2022
	13	+	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
	14	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	15	+	House action: Adopted
	16	+	Read second time: March 5, 2022
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11		-	FOR the purpose of stating that the State of Maryland stands in solidarity with the
12		-	government and people of Ukraine; and generally relating to the State’s support for
13		-	Ukraine.
	18	+	RESOLUTION NO. ______
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15		-	~~WHEREAS,~~ ~~Since 1991,~~ ~~Ukraine has been an independent and sovereign state; and~~
	20	+	A House Joint Resolution concerning 1
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17		-	WHEREAS, Ukraine is a democratic republic holding free and independent
18		-	elections, most recently in 2019, when the people of Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelenskyy
19		-	to serve as their President; and
	22	+	Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine 2
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21		-	WHEREAS, Maryland has a deep bond with the people of Ukraine, forged by the
22		-	more than 20,000 Americans of Ukrainian descent who call Maryland home; and
	24	+	FOR the purpose of stating that the State of Maryland stands in solidarity with the 3
	25	+	government and people of Ukraine; and generally relating to the State’s support for 4
	26	+	Ukraine. 5
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24		-	WHEREAS, The Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin launched an
25		-	unprovoked, unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine; and
	28	+	WHEREAS, Since 1991, Ukraine has been an independent and sovereign state; and 6
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27		-	WHEREAS, The unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state is a clear violation of
28		-	international law; and
	30	+	WHEREAS, Ukraine is a democratic republic holding free and independent 7
	31	+	elections, most recently in 2019, when the people of Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelenskyy 8
	32	+	to serve as their President; and 9
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30		-	WHEREAS, During this invasion, the Russian military has launched attacks on
31		-	civilians and sites of historical and cultural importance, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust
32		-	Memorial that memorializes the massacre of 34,000 Ukrainian Jews during the Second
33		-	World War; and
	34	+	WHEREAS, Maryland has a deep bond with the people of Ukraine, forged by the 10
	35	+	more than 20,000 Americans of Ukrainian descent who call Maryland home; and 11
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35		-	WHEREAS, The Russian military has attacked not only the Ukrainian people but
36		-	their peaceful and democratic way of life, symbolized by the assault on Freedom Square in
37		-	the city of Kharkiv; and
	37	+	WHEREAS, The Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin launched an 12
	38	+	unprovoked, unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine; and 13
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39		-	WHEREAS, The ~~Russian~~ invasion of ~~Ukraine has provoked the largest conventional~~
40		-	~~armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War~~; and
	40	+	WHEREAS, The unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state is a clear violation of 14
	41	+	international law; and 15
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42		-	WHEREAS, It is the duty of all free peoples to resist tyranny, whatever form it may
43		-	take; now, therefore, be it
	43	+	WHEREAS, During this invasion, the Russian military has launched attacks on 16
	44	+	civilians and sites of historical and cultural importance, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust 17
	45	+	Memorial that memorializes the massacre of 34,000 Ukrainian Jews during the Second 18
	46	+	World War; and 19
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45		-	RESOLVED BY THE GE NERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the State
46		-	stands in solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine as they resist the
47		-	unprovoked invasion of their territory by the Russian Federation; and be it further
	48	+	WHEREAS, The Russian military has attacked not only the Ukrainian people but 20 2 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
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49		-	RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Maryland encourages all Marylanders J.R. 6 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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52		-	to assist as they are able in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine
53		-	affected by this conflict; and be it further
	51	+	their peaceful and democratic way of life, symbolized by the assault on Freedom Square in 1
	52	+	the city of Kharkiv; and 2
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55		-	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
56		-	Legislative Services to the Honorable Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland; the
57		-	Honorable William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate of Maryland; and the
58		-	Honorable Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	54	+	WHEREAS, The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provoked the largest conventional 3
	55	+	armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War; and 4
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60		-	Signed by the President and the Speaker, May 12, 2022.
	57	+	WHEREAS, It is the duty of all free peoples to resist tyranny, whatever form it may 5
	58	+	take; now, therefore, be it 6
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	60	+	RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the State 7
	61	+	stands in solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine as they resist the 8
	62	+	unprovoked invasion of their territory by the Russian Federation; and be it further 9
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	64	+	RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Maryland encourages all Marylanders 10
	65	+	to assist as they are able in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine 11
	66	+	affected by this conflict; and be it further 12
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	68	+	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of 13
	69	+	Legislative Services to the Honorable Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland; the 14
	70	+	Honorable William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate of Maryland; and the 15
	71	+	Honorable Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker of the House of Delegates. 16
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	76	+	Approved:
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	78	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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	80	+	President of the Senate.