HRES 49 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2023.

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Latest action · Jan 20, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Progress

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IntroducedJan 20, 2023
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution recognizes the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year.

The resolution expresses, in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit and Year of the Cat, the deepest respect of the House of Representatives for Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the world who celebrate this significant occasion.

The resolution wishes Asian Americans and all individuals who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous new year.

Cosponsors 81

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2023 to Jan 27, 2023; 79 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Al Green	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Andy Kim	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IL	Bill Foster	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Jan 20, 2023
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Daniel S. Goldman	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	J. Luis Correa	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Jamaal Bowman	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Jasmine Crockett	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CO	Jason Crow	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	John Garamendi	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Jan 20, 2023
R-CA	Michelle Steel	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	Jan 20, 2023
R-NY	Nicole Malliotakis	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NY	Ritchie Torres	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Sara Jacobs	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-IL	Sean Casten	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-MI	Shri Thanedar	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NV	Steven Horsford	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NV	Susie Lee	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-NC	Wiley Nickel	Original	Jan 20, 2023
R-CA	Young Kim	Original	Jan 20, 2023
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred		Jan 26, 2023
D-WA	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez		Jan 27, 2023

Committees 1

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Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jan 20, 2023

Actions 2

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Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Research

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Printed hearings 1

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Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-21	HEARING ON WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT83 pages	Judiciary Committee	May 18, 2023

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Product	Title	Kind	Published
R46674	Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet	Report	Jan 16, 2026

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2023.

Subjects

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Text 1

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Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House

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