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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 177

Expressing the sense of the Congress that all workers deserve fair treatment

and safe working conditions, and honoring Dolores Huerta for her commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women,

and farm worker families.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 27, 2001

Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.

BACA, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. LEE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr.

CONYERS, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr.

HONDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. STARK, Mr.

MENENDEZ, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. SANCHEZ,

Mr. BECERRA, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms.

MCKINNEY, Mr. REYES, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr.

SCHIFF, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. FRANK, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr.

SERRANO, and Mr. MCINNIS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress that all workers deserve

fair treatment and safe working conditions, and honoring

Dolores Huerta for her commitment to the improvement

of working conditions for children, women, and farm

worker families.
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Whereas Dolores Huerta is a preeminent civil rights leader

who has been fighting for the rights of the underserved

for more than 40 years;

Whereas Dolores Huerta was born on April 10, 1930, in

Dawson, New Mexico;

Whereas Dolores Huerta was raised, along with her 2 brothers and 2 sisters, in the San Joaquin Valley town of

Stockton, California, where she was witness to her mother’s care and generosity for local, poverty-stricken farm

worker families;

Whereas after earning a teaching credential from Stockton

College, Dolores Huerta was motivated to become a public servant and community leader upon seeing her students suffer from hunger and poverty;

Whereas Dolores Huerta defied cultural and gender stereotypes by becoming a powerful and distinguished champion for farm worker families;

Whereas in addition to her unyielding support for farm workers’ rights, Dolores Huerta has been a stalwart advocate

for the protection of women and children;

Whereas notwithstanding her intensity of spirit and her willingness to brave challenges, Dolores Huerta has always

espoused peaceful, nonviolent tactics to promote her

ideals and achieve her goals;

Whereas Dolores Huerta established her career as a social activist in 1955 when she founded the Stockton chapter of

the Community Service Organization, a Latino association based in California, and became involved in the association’s civic and educational programs;

Whereas in 1962, together with Cesar Chavez, Dolores

Huerta founded the National Farm Workers Association,
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a precursor to the United Farm Workers Organizing

Committee, which was formed in 1967;

Whereas Dolores Huerta is the proud mother of 11 children

and has 14 grandchildren; and

Whereas Dolores Huerta was inducted into the Women’s Hall

of Fame in 1993 for her relentless dedication to farm

worker issues: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That—

3 (1) it is the sense of the Congress that all work4 ers deserve fair treatment and safe working condi5 tions; and

6 (2) the Congress honors Dolores Huerta for her

7 commitment to the improvement of working condi8 tions for children, women, and farm worker families.

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