HR 10967 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Diwali Day Act

Introduced Nov 9, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 9, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-VASuhas SubramanyamOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyOriginalNov 9, 2026
D-MOWesley BellOriginalNov 9, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Nov 9, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Nov 9, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 168, November 9, 2026, page H6112.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Diwali, also known as "Deepavali", as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Diwali Day Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2026Introduced in House

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