IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 49 
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 
2023. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2023 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOW-
MAN, Ms. BROWN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN, 
Ms. CHU, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOS-
TER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Ms. JACOBS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAMLAGER- 
DOVE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mrs. KIM 
of California, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. 
LEE of Nevada, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIEU, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NICKEL, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. SABLAN, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TORRES of New 
York, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar 
New Year in 2023. 
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•HRES 49 IH 
Whereas Lunar New Year begins on the second new moon 
following the winter solstice, or the first day of the new 
year according to the lunisolar calendar, and extends 
until the full moon 15 days later; 
Whereas the 15th day of the new year, according to the 
lunisolar calendar, is called the Lantern Festival; 
Whereas Lunar New Year is often referred to as Spring Fes-
tival in various Asian countries; 
Whereas many religious and ethnic communities use lunar- 
based calendars; 
Whereas Lunar New Year began in China more than 4,000 
years ago and is widely celebrated in East and Southeast 
Asia; 
Whereas Lunar New Year is recognized as Seollal among Ko-
reans and Tet among Vietnamese—who recognize 2023 
as Year of the Cat in the Vietnamese Zodiac; 
Whereas the Asian diaspora has expanded the Lunar New 
Year celebration into an annual worldwide event; 
Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of Asian 
Americans, and by many non-Asian Americans, in the 
United States; 
Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated with community ac-
tivities and cultural performances; 
Whereas participants celebrating Lunar New Year travel to 
spend the holiday reuniting with family and friends; and 
Whereas Lunar New Year is traditionally a time to wish 
upon others good fortune, health, prosperity, and happi-
ness: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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