; Whereas 2019 marks several important milestones for the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, including— (1) the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, which in 1869, connected the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah, and employed over 12,000 Chinese laborers who faced racial and wage discrimination despite being entrusted with the most laborious tasks; (2) the 95th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924, approved May 26, 1924, which enacted national origin quotas that limited the number of immigrants allowed entry to the United States and prohibited the entry of Asian immigrants; (3) the 45th anniversary of Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974), a Supreme Court case in which the Court— (A) unanimously determined that inadequate supplemental language instruction for students with limited English proficiency violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (B) expanded equal educational opportunities; and (C) paved the way for bilingual programs and additional English language instruction in public schools; (4) the 40th anniversary of the first Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week, designated in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter through Presidential Proclamation 4650; (5) the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a bicameral caucus of Members of Congress advocating on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, which in the year 2019, is composed of 73 Members, including 19 Members of Asian or Pacific Islander descent; and (6) the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, which was founded alongside the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus by former Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and former Delegate Robert Underwood