# 119-sres-501: A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. 119-sres-501, A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-501 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-sres-501 - Congress: 119 - Title: A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. - Status: passed_senate - Introduced: 2025-11-18 - Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK) - Cosponsors: 46 - Policy area: Native Americans - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Designates November 2025 as National Native American Heritage Month to honor the contributions, cultures, and history of Native Americans.** It also recognizes the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day and encourages observances with appropriate programs and activities. The text cites Census estimates of about 9.7 million people of American Indian and Alaska Native descent and 680,442 people of Native Hawaiian descent. It affirms support for Native self-governance and the Federal trust responsibility and highlights contributions from language and law to agriculture, medicine, the arts, and military service, including code talkers. ## Cosponsors (46) - Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z ## Related bills - 119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. - 119-sres-255: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri. - 119-sres-159: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana. - 119-sres-148: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Alan K. 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