118th Congress · HOUSE RESOLUTIONBILL

H.Res. 344 — Expressing the sense that there should be established a "National Garifuna Immigrant Heritage Month" in April to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of Garifuna immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.

“Expressing the sense that there should be established a "National Garifuna Immigrant Heritage Month" in April to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of Garifuna immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.”

Arts, culture, religion

Introduced Apr 28, 2023

Last action Apr 28, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Garifuna Immigrant Heritage Month should be established to celebrate the significant contributions of Americans of recent Garifuna immigrant heritage to the history of the United States. The Garifuna people are a people of mixed free African and indigenous American ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and Vincentian Creole.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House

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Apr 28, 2023

Introduced in House

Apr 28, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.