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HRES 712 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Expressing support for the recognition of the first Thursday of October as "U.S. Territories Day".

Introduced: October 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for the recognition of U.S. Territories Day.

The resolution further

  • encourages educators to set aside time on this day to teach students about the U.S. territories,
  • encourages specified actions by the President and the Senate, and
  • requests the Smithsonian Institution to make certain educational materials publicly available for educators.
What's happening now October 8, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1