[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1524 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1524

  Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of March as 
                        ``Cesar E. Chavez Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2010

Mr. Baca submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of March as 
                        ``Cesar E. Chavez Day''.

Whereas Senator Robert F. Kennedy called Cesar E. Chavez ``one of the heroic 
        figures of our time'' and Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. telegraphed him 
        ``Our separate struggles are really one. A struggle for freedom, for 
        dignity and for humanity'';
Whereas Cesar E. Chavez, a self-learned man, was a recipient of the Martin 
        Luther King Jr. Peace Prize during his lifetime and was awarded the 
        Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 8, 1994;
Whereas the achievements of Cesar E. Chavez should be recognized for his 
        contributions to improve the plight of migrant workers and for the 
        inspiration his efforts gave many to work toward social justice in their 
        communities;
Whereas his use of fasting to gain national attention made people aware of the 
        struggles of farm workers gaining support for a system of better pay, 
        humane housing, respect, and the outlawing of child labor;
Whereas he has made distinct and significant contributions, including pesticide-
        free working conditions for laborers resulting in uncontaminated food 
        consumed by people in the United States;
Whereas the designation of the fourth Friday of March as ``Cesar E. Chavez Day'' 
        would underscore the example he set by never wavering in his commitment 
        to education, civic responsibility, and nonviolence; and
Whereas several States already commemorate ``Cesar E. Chavez Day'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of ``Cesar E. Chavez Day'';
            (2) requests the President to issue a proclamation 
        recognizing ``Cesar E. Chavez Day'';
            (3) encourages the people of the United States, and 
        Federal, State, and local governments, and interested groups to 
        observe ``Cesar E. Chavez Day'' with appropriate programs, 
        ceremonies, and activities;
            (4) supports curriculum in public elementary and secondary 
        schools in the United States focusing on the goals and ideals 
        of Cesar E. Chavez and his dedication to farm workers' children 
        by organizing migrant schools, allowing many of those school 
        children to graduate and work as teachers, doctors, and in 
        other professional occupations; and
            (5) recognizes the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez in denouncing 
        the abuse of human dignity and the exploitation of the 
        vulnerable, in promoting education, and advancing the American 
        Dream.
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