Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "African Diaspora Heritage Month".
HRES 720 is a symbolic resolution expressing congressional support for designating September 2025 as "African Diaspora Heritage Month." It does not create legal requirements or allocate funding but encourages public observation through ceremonies and programs. The resolution highlights the African diaspora’s economic contributions (e.g., $24 billion in federal taxes in 2021), cultural diversity, and historical significance to U.S. society. It urges local governments to recognize the month and affirms that the diaspora’s contributions enrich American history and national identity. This is a non-binding gesture focused on recognition, not policy change.
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Introduced Sep 16, 2025
Last action Sep 16, 2025
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Sep 16, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Jennifer L. McClellan
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
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James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
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Jonathan L. Jackson
DDemocratic
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LaMonica McIver
DDemocratic
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Marc A. Veasey
DDemocratic
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Maria Elvira Salazar
RRepublican
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
DDemocratic
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