H.Res. 151: Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-23 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns and denounces all forms of anti-Asian sentiment, including those related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and calls on federal law enforcement officials, working with state and local agencies, to take specified steps. The resolution calls on federal officials to expeditiously investigate and document all credible reports of hate crimes, harassment, bullying, and threats against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities; the Attorney General to work with state and local agencies and Asian American and Pacific Islander community-based organizations to prevent discrimination and to expand culturally competent and linguistically appropriate education campaigns on public reporting of hate crimes; and the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the pandemic. The resolution recommits the United States to serving as a world leader in building more inclusive, diverse, and tolerant societies by (1) prioritizing language access and inclusivity in communication practices, and (2) combating misinformation and discrimination that put Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at risk.

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

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Official text

Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 153 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Al Green (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jason Crow (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and 93 more.

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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres151.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres151 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117