HRES 720 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "African Diaspora Heritage Month".
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2025-09-16)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 720 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 720 Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as ``African Diaspora Heritage Month''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2025 Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Carson, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Bell, Ms. Omar, and Mr. Subramanyam) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as ``African Diaspora Heritage Month''. Whereas the African diaspora population in the United States has grown significantly in recent years, with the number of African immigrants growing at a rate of almost 246 percent from 2000 to 2019; Whereas the African Union recognizes the African …
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16 Democrats1 Republican