HRES 283 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

Introduced May 21, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Judy Chu D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 21, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Recognizes the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

Recognizes that the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of the United States.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 21, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 21, 2015
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2015Introduced in House
  2. May 21, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 185A resolution recognizing the significance of May 2015 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.Related billMay 21, 2015
SRES 481A resolution recognizing the significance of May 2016 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.Related billMay 26, 2016
HRES 757Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.Identical billMay 26, 2016

Subjects

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  1. May 21, 2015Introduced in House

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