1.1 	A House resolution
1.2 	expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in opposing the imposition of 
1.3 	dress codes upon women in colleges and schools in India.
1.4 	WHEREAS, the Minnesota House of Representatives reaffirms Minnesota as a welcoming 
1.5 	state and expresses solidarity with the state's South Asian community; and
1.6 	WHEREAS, freedom of religion is a core value of the United States Constitution, and 
1.7 	marginalizing individuals because of religious practices runs counter to this value; and
1.8 	WHEREAS, Muslim Day at the Capitol is March 10, 2022; NOW, THEREFORE,
1.9 	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it opposes 
1.10 	the imposition of dress codes upon women in colleges and schools in India and finds these policies 
1.11 	to be discriminatory and a violation of the human rights of the people and that it acknowledges the 
1.12 	hijab as a protected expression of choice and identity.
1.13 	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is 
1.14 	directed to prepare an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and that 
1.15 	of the Speaker, and transmit it to the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.