,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #deg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjad,ms4
 ,m5g submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+   
,lun> ,new ,ye> z a significant cultural
 holiday & enc\rag+ local education     
ag5cies to consid] clos+ s*ool on !     
,lun> ,new ,ye>4  ,:]eas ,lun> ,new ,ye>
 beg9s on ! new moon1 or fir/ day ( !   
new ye> ( ! lunisol> cal5d>1 & ext5ds   
until ! full moon #ae days lat]2 ,:]eas 
! #ae? day ( ! new ye> is call$ !       
,lant]n ,fe/ival2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new ,ye>
 is also (t5 ref]r$ to z ,spr+ ,fe/ival 
9 v>i\s ,asian c\ntries2 ,:]eas _m      
religi\s & e?nic communities also use   
lun>-bas$ cal5d>s2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new    
,ye> began 9 ,*9a ov] #d1jjj ye>s ago & 
is n[ widely celebrat$ 9 ,ea/ & ,s\!a/  
,asia2 ,:]eas ! ,asian diaspora has     
exp&$ ! ,lun> ,new ,ye> celebration into
 an annual worldwide ev5t2 ,:]eas ,lun> 
,new ,ye> is celebrat$ by well ov] #h4g 

million ,asian-,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 z well z by _m                  
non-,asian-,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new 
,ye> is traditionally celebrat$ by      
community activities & cultural         
p]=mances1 & celebrants travel to sp5d !
 day reunit+ ) family & fri5ds2 ,:]eas  
,lun> ,new ,ye> is traditionally a "t to
 wi% ^u o!rs good =tune1 heal?1         
prosp]ity1 & happ9ess2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new
 ,ye> is "o ( ! mo/ significant cultural
 holidays = ,asian-,am]icans2 ,:]eas    
,asian-,am]ican /ud5ts wi%+ to          
p>ticipate 9 ,lun> ,new ,ye>            
celebrations mu/ *oose betwe5 abs5ce1   
:i* c\ld result 9 miss+ s*$ul$ or       
unann\nc$ s*ool exams1 & celebrat+ )    
family1 fri5ds1 & _! community2 & ,:]eas
 communities ) a sub/antial             
,asian-,am]ican population annually     
exp]i5ce a l>ge numb] ( /ud5t or tea*]  
abs5ces on ,lun> ,new ,ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 recognizes t ,lun> ,new ,ye> is a      
significant cultural holiday = _m       

,asian-,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7#b7 enc\rages local education ag5cies  
s]v+ a sub/antial ,asian-,am]ican       
population to close s*ools on ,lun> ,new
 ,ye> annually 9 recognition ( !        
cultural significance ( ,lun> ,new ,ye>1
 & to r$uce ! wa/e 9 gov]nm5t res\rces  
necessitat$ by hold+ s*ool op5 on a day 
:5 a sub/antial portion ( ! /ud5t or    
tea*] population is abs5t f s*ool4