Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2020.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 808 Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2020. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 24, 2020 Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. TRONE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CASE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CROW, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. COX of California, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- ington, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. NAPOLI- TANO, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. KIM, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DOG- GETT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. JAYAPAL) sub- mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2020. Whereas Lunar New Year begins on the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the first day of the new VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jan 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR808.IH HR808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 808 IH year according to the lunisolar calendar, and extends until the full moon 15 days later; Whereas the 15th day of the new year, according to the lunisolar calendar, is called the Lantern Festival; Whereas Lunar New Year is often referred to as Spring Fes- tival in various Asian countries; Whereas many religious and ethnic communities use lunar- based calendars; Whereas Lunar New Year began in China more than 4,000 years ago and is widely celebrated in East and Southeast Asia; Whereas the Asian diaspora has expanded the Lunar New Year celebration into an annual worldwide event; Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of Asian Americans, and by many non-Asian Americans, in the United States; Whereas Lunar New Year is celebrated with community ac- tivities and cultural performances; Whereas participants celebrating Lunar New Year travel to spend the holiday reuniting with family and friends; and Whereas Lunar New Year is traditionally a time to wish upon others good fortune, health, prosperity, and happi- ness: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes the cultural and historical signifi- 2 cance of Lunar New Year; 3 (2) in observance of this Lunar New Year, the 4 Year of the Rat, expresses its deepest respect for 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jan 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR808.IH HR808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 808 IH Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the 1 world who celebrate this significant occasion; and 2 (3) wishes Asian Americans and all individuals 3 who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous 4 new year. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jan 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR808.IH HR808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS