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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 429 

Designating April 30, 2014, as ‘‘Dı ́a de los Nin ̃os: Celebrating Young 

Americans’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2014 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. REED, Ms. LANDRIEU, 

Mr. HEINRICH, and Mr. BOOKER) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating April 30, 2014, as ‘‘Dı ́a de los Nin ̃os: 

Celebrating Young Americans’’. 

Whereas many countries throughout the world, and especially 

within the Western hemisphere, celebrate ‘‘Dı ́a de los 

Nin ̃os’’, or ‘‘Day of the Children’’, on April 30 each year, 

in recognition and celebration of the future of their country: their children; 

Whereas children represent the hopes and dreams of the people of the United States, and children are the center of 

families in the United States; 

Whereas the people of the United States should nurture and 

invest in children to preserve and enhance economic prosperity, democracy, and the spirit of the United States; 


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Whereas, according to the 2012 American Community Survey 

by the Bureau of the Census, approximately 17,500,000 

of the nearly 53,000,000 individuals of Hispanic descent 

living in the United States are children under the age of 

18, representing about 1⁄3 (33 percent) of the total Hispanic population residing in the United States and 

roughly 1⁄4 of the total population of children in the 

United States; 

Whereas Hispanic Americans, the youngest and fastest-growing racial or ethnic community in the United States, celebrate the tradition of honoring their children on Dı ́a de 

los Nin ̃os and wish to share this custom with the rest of 

the United States; 

Whereas the primary teachers of family values, morality, and 

culture are parents and family members, and children are 

responsible for passing on family values, morality, and 

culture to future generations; 

Whereas the importance of literacy and education is most 

often communicated to children through their family 

members; 

Whereas families should be encouraged to engage in family 

and community activities that include extended and elderly family members and encourage children to explore and 

develop confidence; 

Whereas the designation of a day to honor the children of the 

United States will help affirm the significance of family, 

education, and community for the people of the United 

States; 

Whereas the designation of a day of special recognition for 

the children of the United States will provide an opportunity for children to reflect on their future, articulate 


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their aspirations, and find comfort and security in the 

support of their family members and communities; 

Whereas the National Latino Children’s Institute, serving as 

a voice for children, has worked with cities throughout 

the United States to declare April 30, 2014, to be ‘‘Dı ́a 

de los Nin ̃os: Celebrating Young Americans’’, a day to 

bring together Latinos and other communities in the 

United States to celebrate and uplift children; and 

Whereas the children of a country are the responsibility of all 

people of that country, and people should be encouraged 

to celebrate the gifts of children to society: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates April 30, 2014, as ‘‘Dı ́a de los 

3 Nin ̃os: Celebrating Young Americans’’; and 

4 (2) calls on the people of the United States to 

5 join with all children, families, organizations, com6 munities, churches, cities, and States across the 

7 United States to observe the day with appropriate 

8 ceremonies, including activities that— 

9 (A) center around children and are free or 

10 minimal in cost so as to encourage and facili11 tate the participation of all people; 

12 (B) are positive and uplifting, and help 

13 children express their hopes and dreams; 

14 (C) provide opportunities for children of all 

15 backgrounds to learn about one another’s cul16 tures and share ideas; 


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1 (D) include all members of a family, espe2 cially extended and elderly family members, so 

3 as to promote greater communication among 

4 the generations within a family, which will en5 able children to appreciate and benefit from the 

6 experiences and wisdom of their elderly family 

7 members; 

8 (E) provide opportunities for families with9 in a community to build relationships; and 

10 (F) provide children with the support they 

11 need to develop skills and confidence and find 

12 the inner strength, will, and fire of the human 

13 spirit to make their dreams come true. 

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