House joint resolution · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 60.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PERLMUTTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 114, July 21, 2015, Pages H5331-H5332):To make all Lawes which shall be necessary and proper ffor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Consitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Deparment or Officer thereof. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 253 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 60, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/60
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), James Langevin (D-RI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter.
- H.R. 1408 (114th) Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015
- H.R. 233 (114th) Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015
- H.R. 2076 (114th) Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015
- H.R. 2277 (114th) Password Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 2938 (114th) National Design Services Act of 2015
- H.Res. 614 (114th) Honoring the Denver Broncos on their victory in Super Bowl 50.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.