Members of Congress Introduce in the House Bicameral Resolution Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi with Senators
Washington, DC — 10/14/25, Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the House reintroduction of a resolution honoring the life of the 6-year-old Palestinian boy, murdered October 14, 2023 as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian Muslim identity.
The bicameral resolution affirms that no one, especially children, should be a target of hate because of their place of origin, ethnicity, or religion. The resolution also strongly condemns hate crimes, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and anti-Palestinian, anti-immigrant discrimination.
“Two years after the cruel murder of Wadee Alfayoumi, a beautiful child full of dreams, his death and his family's pain weigh heavily on my heart. Words matter, and the rise of hate crimes, anti-Palestinian racism, anti-immigrant sentiments, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and hateful rhetoric endangers us all,” said Ramirez. “With the reintroduction of the Wadee Resolution, we stand opposed to hate and affirm our shared humanity. I thank Senators Durbin and Duckworth, Representative Underwood, Wadee's family, and human rights advocates for their leadership.”
The Representatives were joined by 10 members of the Illinois delegation, including Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01), Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Sean Casten (IL-06), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Janice D. Schakowsky (IL-09), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13).
This legislation also has the support of local and national organizations, including the Muslim Civic Coalition, Jewish Voice for Peace (Chicago), MPower Change Action Fund, The People’s Lobby - 3 Rivers, United Muslim American Association of Law Enforcement Professionals, Organize for Peace, 99 Coalition, Organize for Peace, The Sikh Coalition, American Muslims for Palestine (Chicago), Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Chicago), American Muslim Community Foundation, Japanese American Citizen League (Chicago), Chinese American Service League (CASL) (Chicago), Palestinian Assembly for Liberation, Illinois Coalition for Human Rights, CAIR-Chicago, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).
“Wadee’s story will forever remind us of what hate can destroy - and what love and community organizing can build. Wadee represents every American child, and a resolution in his name reaffirms that each of us deserves to feel safe, proud of our identity and heritage, and free to build a life of dignity and hope,” said Dr. Dilara Sayeed, President, Muslim Civic Coalition.
The Resolution resolves that:
The United States lost the beautiful light of Wadee Alfayoumi because of hate;
It is the duty of elected officials and media to tell the truth without dehumanizing rhetoric when informing the public of factual information;
Freedom of speech and peaceful protest are constitutionally protected and a fundamental cornerstone of democracy; and
The United States has zero tolerance for hate crimes, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab discrimination.