[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 792 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 792

   Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical 
   significance of Roberto Clemente's place of death near Pinones in 
 Loiza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic 
                                Places.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2018

 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Soto) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical 
   significance of Roberto Clemente's place of death near Pinones in 
 Loiza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic 
                                Places.

Whereas Roberto Clemente was an American baseball legend who embodied the values 
        of a model citizen;
Whereas Roberto Clemente won two Major League Baseball World Series 
        Championships, was named World Series Most Valuable Player, and was an 
        All-Star for 12 seasons;
Whereas Roberto Clemente served this Nation as a United States Marine Corps 
        Reservist;
Whereas Roberto Clemente was the first Puerto Rican inducted into the Baseball 
        Hall of Fame;
Whereas Roberto Clemente was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame;
Whereas Roberto Clemente was committed to caring and helping those in need, 
        regardless of their location;
Whereas Roberto Clemente selflessly chose to travel to an earthquake-ridden 
        Nicaragua to provide humanitarian aid;
Whereas Roberto Clemente's plane crashed shortly after taking off from Isla 
        Verde International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional de Isla Verde on 
        December 31, 1972;
Whereas Roberto Clemente was only 38 years old when he tragically passed away;
Whereas Roberto Clemente's passion and advocacy demonstrated the positive 
        influence that professional athletes could have in improving the lives 
        of others;
Whereas Roberto Clemente challenged the stereotypes that had marginalized native 
        Spanish speakers in this Nation and remains an icon to many Puerto 
        Ricans and Latinos in the United States and Latin America;
Whereas Major League Baseball presents an annual Roberto Clemente Award to the 
        player that best embodies Roberto Clemente's value of service to others 
        and represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, 
        community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions, both on 
        and off the field;
Whereas Roberto Clemente was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of 
        Freedom, Presidential Citizens Medal, and the Congressional Gold Medal 
        for his civic and charitable contributions; and
Whereas the crash site in the adjacent area to Playa Aviones in the municipality 
        of Loiza, Puerto Rico, was the last place where Roberto Clemente graced 
        this world: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the memory of Roberto Clemente as a great 
        humanitarian and athlete;
            (2) recognizes Roberto Clemente as the embodiment of a 
        baseball legend that contributed to the betterment of society; 
        and
            (3) requests that the Secretary of the Interior recognize 
        the crash site of Roberto Clemente's airplane and the adjacent 
        land by adding such site to the National Register of Historic 
        Places.
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