IV 

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 Pin ̃ones in Loı ́za, Puerto 

Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2018 

Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, and Mr. SOTO) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto Clemente’s place of death 

near Pin ̃ones in Loı ́za, 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; 


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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 


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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 Loı ́za, Puerto Rico, was the last 

place where Roberto Clemente graced this world: Now, 

therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the memory of Roberto Clemente as 

3 a great humanitarian and athlete; 

4 (2) recognizes Roberto Clemente as the embodi5 ment of a baseball legend that contributed to the 

6 betterment of society; and 

7 (3) requests that the Secretary of the Interior 

8 recognize the crash site of Roberto Clemente’s air9 plane and the adjacent land by adding such site to 

10 the National Register of Historic Places. 

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