H.Res. 515: Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 1.

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Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

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Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres515.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

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Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 27 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Young Kim (R-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Josh Riley (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), James R. Baird (R-IN), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres515.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres515 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills