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Recognizing the economic, cultural, and political contributions of the Southeast Asian American community at this time of the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge control over Cambodia and the…

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Recognizing the economic, cultural, and political contributions of the Southeast Asian American community at this time of the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge control over Cambodia and the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide, and the end of the Vietnam War and Secret War in Laos.

Introduced: April 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
May 1, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E640)
Apr 30, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the significance of the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Khmer Rouge rule and the Cambodian Genocide, the end of the Vietnam War and the Secret War in Laos, the humanitarian response of the United States to receive over one million refugees from the region, and the beginning of the Southeast Asian American community in the United States.

Recognizes further the ongoing contributions of the Southeast Asian American community to the economic, cultural, and political vitality of the United States.

What's happening now May 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 30, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 240: Recognizing the economic, cultural, and political contributions of the Southeast Asian American community at this time of the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge control over Cambodia and the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide, and the end of the Vietnam War and Secret War in Laos.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-240/
MLA
"H. Res. 240: Recognizing the economic, cultural, and political contributions of the Southeast Asian American community at this time of the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge control over Cambodia and the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide, and the end of the Vietnam War and Secret War in Laos.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-240/.
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H. Res. 240, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-240/.
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[H. Res. 240: Recognizing the economic, cultural, and political contributions of the Southeast Asian American community at this time of the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge control over Cambodia and the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide, and the end of the Vietnam War and Secret War in Laos.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-240/)
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