Lunar New Year Day Act

Bill: 118-hr-430
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-20
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Asia

Commemorative events and holidays
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Lunar New Year Day Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes Lunar New Year Day as a federal holiday. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 430 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2023 Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Bera , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Carson , Ms. Chu , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Correa , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Foster , 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 , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Matsui , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Payne , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Porter , Ms. Ross , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Trone , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar New Year Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lunar New Year Day Act . 2. Lunar New Year Day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the following: Lunar New Year Day. .