Whereas after a decade of promising democratic reforms in Burma, the Burmese military (hereinafter referred to as the Tatmadaw ) launched a coup against the civilian government on February 1, 2021, preventing a democratically elected Parliament from being seated; Whereas the Tatmadaw seized control of the government, declared a national state of emergency, and unlawfully detained many democratically elected officials, including State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and dozens of Members of Parliament affiliated with the National League for Democracy (NLD); Whereas the House of Representatives adopted H. Res. 134 on March 19, 2021, condemning the coup and calling for the restoration of civilian government and the release of detained officials; Whereas the people of Burma, insistent that their country continue along the path toward democracy, courageously organized a civil disobedience movement and took to the streets to demand that the Tatmadaw relinquish power; Whereas, on April 16, 2021, democratically elected members of Parliament, who had been denied the opportunity to serve by the Tatmadaw, formed a National Unity Government that asserts it is the legitimate Government of Burma; Whereas the Tatmadaw has used lethal force, including extrajudicial executions, to violently suppress the prodemocracy movement, killing more than 2,500 civilians since the coup began in February 2021; Whereas the Tatmadaw has relied heavily on mass arrests to stifle dissent and has detained at least 13,600 protesters, activists, and journalists since February 2021; Whereas the Tatmadaw has used brutal and inhumane methods to intimidate, degrade, and torture detainees; Whereas Tatmadaw soldiers have perpetrated rape and other forms of sexual violence with impunity; Whereas the Tatmadaw has employed digital authoritarian tools and tactics to silence opposition, including internet shutdowns, online censorship, and high-tech surveillance