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HRES 238 116th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Historical and cultural resources Human rights Iran Middle East Racial and ethnic relations Religion

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes Nowruz (the Iranian New Year) and expresses support for Iranian Americans.

What's happening now April 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 21, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 238: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-238/
MLA
"H. Res. 238: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-238/.
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H. Res. 238, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-238/.
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[H. Res. 238: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-238/)
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