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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjai,ms4
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,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (             
,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,cr[1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,haal&1
 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4       
,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4        
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,kim1    
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51  
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4    
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4       
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,port]1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,ru%1  
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1   
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1
 ,mr4 ,trone1 & ,ms4 ,velzquez7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         

,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! cultural &   
hi/orical significance ( ,lun> ,new ,ye>
 9 #bjai4  ,:]eas ,lun> ,new ,ye> beg9s 
on ! second new moon foll[+ ! w9t]      
sol/ice1 or ! fir/ day ( ! new ye>      
accord+ to ! lunisol> cal5d>1 & ext5ds  
until ! full moon #ae days lat]2 ,:]eas 
! #ae? day ( ! new ye>1 accord+ to !    
lunisol> cal5d>1 is call$ ! ,lant]n     
,fe/ival2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new ,ye> is (t5 
ref]r$ to z ,spr+ ,fe/ival 9 v>i\s      
,asian c\ntries2 ,:]eas _m religi\s &   
e?nic communities use lun>-bas$ cal5d>s2
 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new ,ye> began 9 ,*9a m  
?an #d1jjj ye>s ago & is 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 millions ( ,asian       
,am]icans1 & by _m non-,asian ,am]icans1
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,lun> ,new   
,ye> is celebrat$ ) community activities
 & cultural p]=mances2 ,:]eas           
p>ticipants celebrat+ ,lun> ,new ,ye>   

travel to sp5d ! holiday reunit+ )      
family & fri5ds2 & ,:]eas ,lun> ,new    
,ye> is traditionally a "t to wi% ^u    
o!rs good =tune1 heal?1 prosp]ity1 &    
happ9ess3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
cultural & hi/orical significance (     
,lun> ,new ,ye>2  7#b7 9 obs]vance ( ?is
 ,lun> ,new ,ye>1 ! ,ye> ( ! ,pig1      
expresses its deepe/ respect = ,asian   
,am]icans & all individuals ?r\gh\t ! _w
 :o celebrate ?is significant occasion2 
&  7#c7 wi%es ,asian ,am]icans & all    
individuals :o obs]ve ?is holiday a     
happy & prosp]\s new ye>4