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Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 12, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the celebration of Filipino American History Month as:

  • a study of the advancement of Filipino Americans; and
  • a time to renew efforts toward the research and examination of history and culture so as to provide an opportunity for all people of the United States to learn more about Filipino Americans, and to appreciate the historic contributions of Filipino Americans to the United States.
What's happening now October 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • SRES 305 Related bill A resolution recognizing the month of October 2017 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and c…
  • SRES 678 Related bill A resolution recognizing the month of October 2018 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and c…
  • HRES 1124 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of the month of October 2018 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating …
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
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Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 7, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 31, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Oct 27, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 25, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 12, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 571: Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-571/
MLA
"H. Res. 571: Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-571/.
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H. Res. 571, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-571/.
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[H. Res. 571: Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-571/)
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