Expressing support for the recognition of the month of September 2024 as "Boat People Awareness Month" to honor the hundreds of thousands of boat people who fled Vietnam's oppressive Communist regime during the decades following the Vietnam war.

HRES 1477 is a non-binding House resolution designating September 2024 as "Boat People Awareness Month" to honor Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam by sea after the Vietnam War. It directly recognizes the experiences of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who left Communist-ruled Vietnam between 1975 and 1995, many facing perilous journeys with high mortality rates. The resolution calls on Congress to formally acknowledge this group's history and resilience, without creating new laws or funding. It serves as a symbolic gesture of recognition for Vietnamese refugee communities in the U.S., particularly those in areas like Little Saigon (Orange County, California).