Lunar New Year Day Act

Bill: 119-hr-794
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2025-01-28
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-28
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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2025 Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Bera , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson , Ms. Chu , Mr. Connolly , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. Dingell , Mrs. Fletcher , Mrs. Foushee , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Min , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Ross , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Takano , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Tran , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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. .