Bills · 119th Congress · H.Res. 720

Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "African Diaspora Heritage Month".

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Government Operations and Politics.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

17 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maria Elvira Salazar RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Troy A. Carter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
LaMonica McIver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Marc A. Veasey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Wesley Bell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ilhan Omar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Suhas Subramanyam DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott DDemocrat
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocrat
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  2. Submitted in House
  3. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)Referred To, September 16, 2025

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