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H.Res. 98: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2019.

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H.Res. 98: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2019.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-04 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2019.

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes the cultural and historical significance of the Lunar New Year. The resolution expresses, in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, the deepest respect of the House of Representatives for Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the world who celebrate this significant occasion. The resolution wishes Asian Americans and all individuals who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous new year.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2019.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 50 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hres98 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116