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118-hres-1477Committee
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Expressing support for the recognition of the month of September 2024 as "Boat People Awareness Month" to honor the hundreds of thousands of boat people who fled Vietnam's oppressive Communist regime during the decades following the Vietnam war.

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This resolution expresses support for designating September 2024 as 'Boat People Awareness Month' to honor Vietnamese refugees who fled the country by boat between 1975 and 1995. The resolution provides historical context on the exodus, noting that approximately 800,000 people fled Vietnam, with between 200,000 and 400,000 dying at sea, and recounts U.S. legislative responses including the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 and the Refugee Act of 1980.

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Congress
118
Bill type
hres
Introduced
September 19, 2024
Sponsor
Not yet available
Last action
September 19, 2024— Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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