NewsForce(@Newsforce):🇺🇸 A bipartisan group of 256 House lawmakers is backing a proposal to recognize July as Indian American Heritage Month. July was chosen to commemorate a 1946 law that allowed people of Indian descent to become naturalized U.S. citizens. The measure would establish congressional recognition, not a federal holiday.

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2026.10.27 03:49

🇺🇸 A bipartisan group of 256 House lawmakers is backing a proposal to recognize July as Indian American Heritage Month. July was chosen to commemorate a 1946 law that allowed people of Indian descent to become naturalized U.S. citizens. The measure would establish congressional recognition, not a federal holiday.