# 118-hres-602: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and designating August 11, 2023, as "Hip Hop Celebration Day", designating August 2023 as "Hip Hop Recognition Month", and designating November 2023 as "Hip Hop History Month".

118-hres-602, Commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and designating August 11, 2023, as "Hip Hop Celebration Day", designating August 2023 as "Hip Hop Recognition Month", and designating November 2023 as "Hip Hop History Month"., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-602
- Congress: 118
- Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and designating August 11, 2023, as "Hip Hop Celebration Day", designating August 2023 as "Hip Hop Recognition Month", and designating November 2023 as "Hip Hop History Month".
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2023-07-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop and designating August 11, 2023, as "Hip Hop Celebration Day", designating August 2023 as "Hip Hop Recognition Month", and designating November 2023 as "Hip Hop History Month".

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/602)

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- [118-hres-1473: To condemn racism and bigotry towards Haitian people, to celebrate the vast con…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1473)
- [118-hjres-193: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hjres-193)
- [118-hr-8796: Stop Comstock Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8796)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-602 (as of 2026-10-15).