,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,beyer1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,ms4 
,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4         
,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clark of               
,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,cox of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4  
,gomez1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,horsford1  
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4      
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4              
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of     
,california1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,ms4       
,lofgren1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4       
,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4     
,peters1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,quigley1   
,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1
 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4

 ,trone1 and ,ms4 ,velzquez7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing
 the cultural and historical            
significance of ,lunar ,new ,year in    
#bjai4  ,whereas ,lunar ,new ,year      
begins on the second new moon following 
the winter solstice1 or the first day of
 the new year according to the lunisolar
 calendar1 and extends until the full   
moon #ae days later2 ,whereas the #aeth 
day of the new year1 according to the   
lunisolar calendar1 is called the       
,lantern ,festival2 ,whereas ,lunar ,new
 ,year is often referred to as ,spring  
,festival in various ,asian countries2  
,whereas many religious and ethnic      
communities use lunar-based calendars2  
,whereas ,lunar ,new ,year began in     
,china more than #d1jjj years ago and is
 widely celebrated in ,east and         
,southeast ,asia2 ,whereas the ,asian   
diaspora has expanded the ,lunar ,new   
,year celebration into an annual        

worldwide event2 ,whereas ,lunar ,new   
,year is celebrated by millions of      
,asian ,americans1 and by many          
non-,asian ,americans1 in the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas ,lunar ,new ,year is  
celebrated with community activities and
 cultural performances2 ,whereas        
participants celebrating ,lunar ,new    
,year travel to spend the holiday       
reuniting with family and friends2 and  
,whereas ,lunar ,new ,year is           
traditionally a time to wish upon others
 good fortune1 health1 prosperity1 and  
happiness3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
recognizes the cultural and historical  
significance of ,lunar ,new ,year2  7#b7
 in observance of this ,lunar ,new      
,year1 the ,year of the ,pig1 expresses 
its deepest respect for ,asian          
,americans and all individuals          
throughout the world who celebrate this 
significant occasion2 and  7#c7 wishes  
,asian ,americans and all individuals   
who observe this holiday a happy and    

prosperous new year4