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HRES 1217 116th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Asia Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes India Racial and ethnic relations Religion

Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.

Introduced: November 12, 2020 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 20, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Nov 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes the religious and historical significance of Diwali.

What's happening now November 20, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 12, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Nov 12, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Nov 12, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 12, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Nov 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1217: Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1217/
MLA
"H. Res. 1217: Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1217/.
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H. Res. 1217, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1217/.
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[H. Res. 1217: Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1217/)
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