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.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2014-01-13)
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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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Cosponsors (11)
11 Democrats