国会亚太裔党团主席孟昭文11月9日重新提出排灯节法案：寻求把排灯节定为联邦假日
华盛顿 — 国会亚太裔美国人党团 11 月 9 日发布消息，党团主席、纽约州联邦众议员孟昭文当天重新提出排灯节法案，寻求把排灯节认定为美国联邦假日。
党团的发布说，美国各地与世界各地的社区前一天刚刚庆祝了排灯节。排灯节是印度教、耆那教、锡克教与部分佛教社群的重要节日，在美国有大量亚裔社区成员庆祝。
孟昭文此前曾在国会提出同一法案，本次是在第 120 届国会开议前重新提出。法案如获通过，排灯节将成为联邦假日，联邦政府办公室将在节日当天关闭。
CAPAC Chair Grace Meng Reintroduces the Diwali Day Act on November 9, Seeking Federal Holiday Status for Diwali
Washington — The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus said on November 9 that its chair, Rep. Grace Meng of New York, reintroduced the Diwali Day Act to recognize Diwali as a federal holiday.
The announcement came as communities across the United States and around the world gathered to celebrate Diwali yesterday, the caucus said. Diwali is a major festival for Hindu, Jain, Sikh and some Buddhist communities, and is widely celebrated by Asian American communities in the United States.
Meng has introduced the same bill in earlier sessions of Congress, and the November 9 move reintroduces it ahead of the 120th Congress. If enacted, the act would make Diwali a federal holiday, on which federal offices would close.
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