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HRES 627 116th Congress House Native Americans Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes General Native American affairs matters U.S. history

Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their shared history and culture.

Introduced: October 11, 2019 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. 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)
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Oct 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution honors and recognizes the unique contributions indigenous peoples have made to the United States.

The resolution also supports the official designation of an Indigenous Peoples Day.

What's happening now October 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1189 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October 2020 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate a…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Oct 11, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 627: Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their shared history and culture.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-627/
MLA
"H. Res. 627: Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their shared history and culture.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-627/.
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H. Res. 627, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-627/.
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[H. Res. 627: Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their shared history and culture.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-627/)
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