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HRES824Referred to Committee

Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-21
Introduced
34
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Raja Krishnamoorthi
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (540 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000391

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (34)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Ami Bera (D-CA-6)Original· 2025-10-21
  • André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)Original· 2025-10-21
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)Original· 2025-10-21
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2025-10-24
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)· 2025-10-28
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-10-28
  • Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)· 2025-10-28
  • Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)· 2025-11-04
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2025-11-17
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)· 2025-11-17
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-03-12
  • Julie Johnson (D-TX-32)· 2026-03-12
  • Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2026-03-12
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2026-04-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-10-21

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-10-21

Previously

  • Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-10-21

Plain-English Summary

This resolution recognizes the religious and historical significance of Diwali.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Arts, Culture, Religion
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