Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1641

   Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the 
       designation of July as ``Indian American Heritage Month''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2026

      Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
Subramanyam, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Aguilar, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Balint, 
 Mr. Barr, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Bice, 
   Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blair, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. 
 Bynum, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Carter of 
Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
 Castro of Texas, Ms. Chu, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of 
New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cline, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, 
   Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
   Crockett, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. 
 Davids of Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
 Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. DesJarlais, Ms. Dexter, 
   Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. 
  Ellzey, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
      Feenstra, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foushee, 
    Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. 
   Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Garcia of 
 California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Gillen, 
 Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Perez, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, 
     Mr. Gomez, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, Mr. Gray, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, 
Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Himes, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. 
   Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of 
   Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of South 
  Dakota, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Joyce of 
    Ohio, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kelly of 
  Mississippi, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Kennedy of New York, Mrs. Kim, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larsen of 
Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Lee 
 of Nevada, Mr. Levin, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, 
Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. 
   McBride, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McCormick, Ms. 
McCollum, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, 
Mr. Meeks, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, Mr. Meuser, 
 Mr. Mfume, Mr. Min, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran, 
 Mr. Morelle, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. 
 Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Norcross, 
  Ms. Norton, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
    Pappas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pou, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Randall, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
Riley of New York, Mr. Rose, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Salinas, 
Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, 
 Ms. Schrier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith 
 of Washington, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. 
Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Steil, 
 Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
 Tenney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres 
  of New York, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Tran, Mr. 
Turner of Ohio, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. 
 Veasey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vindman, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. 
Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
Whitesides, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Wilson 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Womack, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Davis of Illinois) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the 
       designation of July as ``Indian American Heritage Month''.

Whereas, according to estimates published by the United States Census Bureau in 
        2023, more than 5,200,000 people in the United States identify as Indian 
        American;
Whereas the Indian American community traces its roots to a civilization more 
        than 5,000 years old and has brought to the United States a rich legacy 
        of art, literature, philosophy, science, and democratic traditions;
Whereas, on July 2, 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the Luce-Celler Act 
        of 1946 (Public Law 79-483) into law, making persons of Indian descent 
        eligible for naturalization as United States citizens;
Whereas Indian Americans reflect one of the most religiously diverse communities 
        in the United States, representing a wide range of faith traditions that 
        strengthen the Nation's cultural and spiritual fabric;
Whereas Indian Americans have served with distinction at all levels of 
        government and public service, including in every branch of the United 
        States Armed Forces;
Whereas Indian Americans have made pioneering contributions to science, 
        medicine, biomedical research, space exploration, artificial 
        intelligence, computing, telecommunications, and other fields of 
        innovation that have improved lives and expanded human knowledge;
Whereas Indian Americans have distinguished themselves in business, 
        entrepreneurship, higher education, economic scholarship, journalism, 
        literature, and philanthropy, contributing to the economic strength, 
        intellectual life, and global leadership of the United States;
Whereas Indian Americans have enriched the cultural fabric of the United States 
        through music, film, television, the performing arts, cuisine, 
        athletics, and the preservation and sharing of India's diverse cultural, 
        religious, linguistic, and regional traditions; and
Whereas July provides an opportunity to recognize the history, achievements, 
        cultural traditions, and diverse religious and regional identities of 
        Indian Americans and to celebrate their many contributions to the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that Indian Americans enhance the rich 
        diversity and strength of the United States; and
            (2) supports the designation of ``Indian American Heritage 
        Month''.
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