H.Res. 457 · 113th Congress

Recognizing Lunar New Year as a significant cultural holiday and encouraging local education agencies to consider closing school on the Lunar New Year.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Grace Meng
Introduced
2014-01-13
Latest action
2014-01-13 · Introduced in House

Summary

Recognizes that the Lunar New Year is a significant cultural holiday for many Asian-Americans in the United States.

Encourages local education agencies serving a substantial Asian-American population to close schools on that day each year in recognition of its cultural significance and to reduce the waste in government resources necessitated by holding school open on a day when a substantial portion of the student or teacher population is absent.