Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October 2020 as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” to celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples and their shared history and culture.

H. Res. 1189 · 116th Congress · Oct 9, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October 2020 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day to celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples and their shared history and culture.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

honors and recognizes the unique contributions Indigenous Peoples have made to the United States of America;

(2)

encourages the people of the United States to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that celebrate and promote awareness of Indigenous Peoples and their shared history and culture; and

(3)

supports the designation of “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” to replace Columbus Day as a Federal holiday.

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Oct 9, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mrs. Torres of California (for herself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Cole, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Takano, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Clay, Mr. Luján, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Cárdenas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October 2020 as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” to celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples and their shared history and culture.

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