A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
Latest action · May 20, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2445-2555)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution 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.
The resolution also recognizes that the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of the United States.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2020 to May 21, 2020; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | May 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2445-2555)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S2554 | — | May 20, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
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