# 118-sres-856: A resolution recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

118-sres-856, A resolution recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6447-6448) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-856
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6447-6448)
- Introduced: 2024-09-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Helmy, George S. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-sres-856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/856)

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