# 119-hres-41: Expressing support for the designation of the month of January, as "Tamil Language and Heritage Month".

119-hres-41, Expressing support for the designation of the month of January, as "Tamil Language and Heritage Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-41
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the month of January, as "Tamil Language and Heritage Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Would designate January as Tamil Language and Heritage Month** and recognize that Tamil Americans enhance the cultural diversity of the United States. This resolution would highlight Tamil’s more than 2,600-year classical history, archaeological finds at Keeladi pointing to urban life in the 3rd century BCE, Tamil’s status as an official language in three countries and a global community of over 80 million speakers, about 360,000 of whom live in the United States, the mid‑January Pongal harvest festival, and classic Tamil literary works translated into more than 100 languages.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-41 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/41)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-41 (as of 2026-10-24).