,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #egc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bj1     
#bjai,mr4 ,grothman 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4       
,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4     
,costa1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 
,mr4 ,kind1 and ,mr4 ,correa7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing
 the celebration of the ,hmong ,new     
,year in #bjai4  ,whereas the ,hmong    
,new ,year is traditionally celebrated  
at the end of the rice harvest season in
 ,laos and ,southeast ,asia in late     
,november or early ,december2 ,whereas  
the ,hmong ,new ,year traditionally     
spans multiple days1 with each village  
starting and ending the ,new ,year on a 
different date to allow other villages  
to come1 support1 and visit each other2 
,whereas the ,hmong ,new ,year is       

traditionally a time to give thanks to  
ancestral spirits and visit other       
villages2 ,whereas ,hmong ,new ,year    
celebrations traditionally include song1
 dance1 food1 and courtship games for   
youth1 including pov pob1 a             
ball-throwing game2 ,whereas ,hmong     
,americans across the ,united ,states   
celebrate the ,new ,year on weekends    
from ,october to ,december2 and ,whereas
 ,hmong ,new ,year celebrations are a   
significant cultural tradition in many  
communities across the ,united ,states3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes  
the cultural and historical significance
 of the ,hmong ,new ,year2  7#b7        
expresses the deepest respect for ,hmong
 ,americans celebrating this occasion2  
and  7#c7 wishes ,hmong ,americans and  
all individuals who observe this holiday
 a happy ,new ,year4