HRES 457 · 113th Congress · Education

Recognizing Lunar New Year as a significant cultural holiday and encouraging local education agencies to consider closing school on the Lunar New Year.

Introduced 2014-01-13· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2014-01-13)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Recognizes that the Lunar New Year is a significant cultural holiday for many Asian-Americans in the United States. Encourages local education agencies serving a substantial Asian-American population to close schools on that day each year in recognition of its cultural significance and to reduce the waste in government resources necessitated by holding school open on a day when a substantial portion of the student or teacher population is absent.…

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