# 119-hres-515: Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

119-hres-515, Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-515
- Congress: 119
- Title: Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-13
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Designates July 6, 2025 as "A Day of Compassion" to honor the 14th Dalai Lama and spotlight Tibetan human rights and cultural preservation.** This resolution would congratulate the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday and recognize his leadership in peace, nonviolence, and interfaith dialogue. It would affirm Tibetans' rights to religious freedom, culture, language, and self-determination, state that Tibetan Buddhist leaders should be chosen by Tibetan religious authorities with the Dalai Lama's role respected, declare any PRC attempt to install Tibetan leaders invalid, and encourage presenting the resolution to the Dalai Lama.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-515 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/515)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-515 (as of 2026-07-19).