# 119-hres-679: Honoring Paul Kawata for his unwavering commitment to communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and work to end the HIV epidemic.

119-hres-679, Honoring Paul Kawata for his unwavering commitment to communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and work to end the HIV epidemic., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-679
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Paul Kawata for his unwavering commitment to communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and work to end the HIV epidemic.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Paul Kawata's leadership advancing health equity for communities of color and the LGBTQ+ community**. This resolution would honor Kawata for 38 years as executive director of NMAC and recognize his role shaping federal HIV responses, including the Minority AIDS Initiative and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. It highlights his work confronting systemic racism and homophobia, lifting up Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, and mentoring new leaders in the Asian-American, Pacific Islander, and LGBTQ movements. It thanks him and extends best wishes for his retirement.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hres-1299: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hres-679 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/679)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hres-1299: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1299)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-679 (as of 2026-04-21).