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H.R. 794

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 794, the Lunar New Year Day Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Grace Meng (D) with 40 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 794 has 40 co-sponsors.

hb794/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 794 IH: Lunar New Year Day Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb794/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Lunar New Year Day Act

This bill establishes Lunar New Year Day as a federal holiday.

Sponsors

Rep. Grace Meng (D) sponsors H.R. 794, and 40 members have co-sponsored it, 39 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 794 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 794 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 794 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 794 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Lunar New Year Day Act — Display Title
  • Lunar New Year Day Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Lunar New Year Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 794 under Arts, Culture, Religion, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 794’s is Arts, Culture, Religion.

hr794/policy-areas.txt
Arts, Culture, ReligionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 794, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MENG:H.R. 794.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution [page H10170][Page H407]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com