Whereas, on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, terrorists detonated bombs in the Sri Lankan cities of Batticaloa, Colombo, and Negombo, killing more than 250 people, including 45 children, and injuring at least 500 others; Whereas the victims came from more than a dozen countries and included people worshipping at Easter services at Zion Church in Batticaloa, St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade, Colombo, and St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, as well as the Cinnamon Grand, the Shangri-La, and the Kingsbury hotels; Whereas four American citizens were killed in the attacks; Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka has identified the group National Towheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) as responsible for the attacks; Whereas following the attack, ISIS-affiliated social media accounts published a video depicting NTJ members believed to be the attackers pledging allegiance to ISIS and said that the attackers targeted nationals of counter-ISIS coalition member nations and Christians in Sri Lanka; Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation has deployed a team of agents to Sri Lanka to support the Sri Lankan Government’s investigation into the April 21 terrorist attacks; Whereas the April 21 terrorist attacks were the deadliest in Sri Lanka since the end of that country’s civil war that concluded on May 18, 2009; Whereas Sri Lanka has worked toward transitional justice, reconciliation, and reform since the end of the country’s decades-long civil war and has pledged to strive for further progress on these fronts, which are essential for a lasting peace, ethnic and religious harmony, and a prosperous future for all; Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka has expressed its commitment to addressing the needs of all ethnic and religious groups, ensuring all may live in security, equality, and dignity, and has recognized the necessity of a political settlement to build a peaceful, equitable, and democratic society