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H.Res. 547: Recognizing the significance of "National Caribbean American Heritage Month".

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-26 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Recognizing the significance of "National Caribbean American Heritage Month".

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Recognizing the significance of "National Caribbean American Heritage Month".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres547.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · 33 cosponsors

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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Pablo José Hernández (D-PR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Richard McCormick (R-GA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] reported raising $1.1 million (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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Record fed-us-cong119-hres547 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills