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HRES 799 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Historical and cultural resources Human rights Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Vietnam

Supporting efforts to preserve Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American heritage and history and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans.

Introduced: January 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Agreed to (House)
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) supports preserving Vietnamese-American history and heritage, (2) recognizes the U.S. Refugee Admission Program for facilitating entry into the United States and permanent status for many Vietnamese Americans, and (3) condemns human rights violations by Vietnam and calls on that government to end such violations.

What's happening now January 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 15, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jan 15, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 15, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 799: Supporting efforts to preserve Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American heritage and history and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-799/
MLA
"H. Res. 799: Supporting efforts to preserve Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American heritage and history and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-799/.
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H. Res. 799, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-799/.
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[H. Res. 799: Supporting efforts to preserve Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American heritage and history and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-799/)
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