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HR37 • 2026

Commending the Walk for Peace.

Commending the Walk for Peace.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Shin
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Passed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about communities along the path or their involvement in the resolution.

Commending the Walk for Peace

This law commends a long walk by Buddhist monks from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., for spreading messages of kindness, harmony, and nonviolence.

What This Bill Does

  • Commends the Walk for Peace on its journey through the Commonwealth in 2026.
  • Requests that the Clerk of the House prepare a copy of this resolution for Bhikkhu Pannakara.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Buddhist monks from Fort Worth, Texas, who are walking for peace.
  • The House of Delegates and its Clerk.

Terms To Know

Walk for Peace
A 2,300-mile spiritual journey by Buddhist monks from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., aimed at spreading messages of kindness, harmony, and nonviolence.
Bhikkhu Pannakara
The leader of the Walk for Peace who is a Buddhist monk from Fort Worth, Texas.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law does not give any money or make new rules.
  • It only commends the walk and its leaders.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 House

    Bill text as passed House (HR37ER)

  2. 2026-01-28 House

    Taken up for immediate consideration

  3. 2026-01-28 House

    Engrossed by House

  4. 2026-01-28 House

    Agreed to by House by voice vote

  5. 2026-01-26 House

    Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26106028D

Official Summary Text

Commending the Walk for Peace.

Current Bill Text

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Commending the Walk for Peace.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 28, 2026
WHEREAS, the Walk for Peace is a 2,300-mile spiritual and patriotic pilgrimage by a group of Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., that has inspired communities throughout the southern United States; and
WHEREAS, this historic journey was undertaken by 19 Buddhist monks, led by Bhikkhu Pannakara, to spread a message of kindness, harmony, and nonviolence during a time when communities across the nation have been affected by various challenges, deepening divisions, and global uncertainty; and
WHEREAS, the Walk for Peace serves as a powerful reminder that peace begins within individuals and radiates outward to families, communities, and nations; and
WHEREAS, the Walk for Peace embodies the timeless values of the Buddhist tradition—wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness—while also honoring deeply held American principles of unity, personal responsibility, and mutual respect; and
WHEREAS, the Walk for Peace extends an open invitation to people of all faiths, backgrounds, and beliefs to join in a shared aspiration to live with greater compassion and understanding; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Walk for Peace hereby be commended on the occasion of its passage through the Commonwealth in 2026; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bhikkhu Pannakara, leader of the Walk for Peace, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for its mission to foster unity, healing, compassion, and peace in communities throughout the Commonwealth and across the nation.