Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1251

Official text excerpt

96 HRES 1251 IH: Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community. 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2026-04-30 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1251 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , and Mrs. Miller-Meeks ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community. Whereas Jewish American Heritage Month has its origins in 1980, when Congress enacted a joint resolution entitled Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 21 through April 28, 1980, as Jewish Heritage Week , approved April 24, 1980 ( Public Law 96–237 ; 94 Stat. 338); Whereas, on April 24, 1980, President Carter issued the proclamation for Jewish Heritage Week , and in that proclamation, President Carter spoke about the bountiful contributions made by the Jewish people to the culture and history of the United States; Whereas Congress has played a central role in recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month since the House of Representatives and Senate passed resolutions in 2005 and 2006, respectively, urging the President to proclaim the national observation of a month recognizing the Jewish-American community; Whereas, since 2006, Presidents Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden have…

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Citations

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