,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york 
7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,ms4 ,b]a (     
,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp  
,advisory ,committee1 z an entity ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 %\ld issue
 a commemorative /amp 9 honor ( !       
holiday ( ,diwali4  ,:]eas ,diwali1 also
 ref]r$ to z ! fe/ival ( lights1 is an  
,indian holiday t also m>ks ! beg9n+ ( !
 ,h9du ,new ,ye>2 ,:]eas ,diwali        
celebrates ! triumph ( good ov] evil1 ! 
aw>5ess ( "o's inn] light1 ! dispell+ ( 
ignorance1 & br++ peace & joy ?r\gh !   
awak5+ ga9$ f ?is high] k2 ,:]eas !     
holiday ( ,diwali is obs]v$ 9 ,am]ica1 &
 across ! globe1 by ,h9dus1 ,sikhs1     
,*ri/ians1 ,ja9s1 & ,buddhi/s2 ,:]eas z 
"o ( ! _w's olde/ religi\s holidays1    

,diwali s]ves n only z a "t =           
celebration1 b also z a "t = communities
 & families to come toge!r 9 spiritual  
enlight5m5t2 ,:]eas ! practice ( ,diwali
 has surviv$ political1 economic &      
social *anges ?r\gh\t hi/ory1 :ile      
always c>ry+ ! univ]sal symbolism ( !   
victory ( light1 goodness1 k1 & tru?2   
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1  
?r\gh ! decisions ( ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp   
,advisory ,committee1 has issu$ /amps = 
o!r popul> holidays 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ ,*ri/mas1 ,kwanzaa1 ,hanukkah1 &
 ,eid2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al    
,s]vice is yet to issue a /amp 9 honor (
 ! holiday ( ,diwali2 & ,:]eas issu+ a  
po/age /amp honor+ ! holiday ( ,diwali  
is fitt+ & prop]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice
 %\ld issue a po/age /amp honor+ !      
holiday ( ,diwali2 &  7#b7 ! ,citiz5s'  
,/amp ,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d
 to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp be   
issu$4