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H.R. 5904 117th Congress House

Deepãvali Day Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Deepãvali, also known as "Diwali", as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 5, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Latest action November 5, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deepavali Day Act

This bill establishes Deepãvali Day, also known as Diwali, as a federal holiday.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 21
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Bera, Ami
California · Nov 5, 2021
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 5, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 5, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Nov 5, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 5, 2021
Payne, Donald
· Nov 5, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Nov 5, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 5, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 5, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5904: Deepãvali Day Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5904/
MLA
"H.R. 5904: Deepãvali Day Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5904/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5904, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5904/.
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[H.R. 5904: Deepãvali Day Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5904/)
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