# 118-hres-1477: 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.

118-hres-1477, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1477
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- Introduced: 2024-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

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## Sources
- [118-hres-1477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1477)

## Related
- [118-hr-9076: Supporting America’s Children and Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9076)
- [118-hr-1096: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1096)
- [118-hr-4004: United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implement…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4004)
- [118-hr-2365: Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parki…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2365)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1477 (as of 2026-10-15).