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''. <all>