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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 279 

Supporting the designation of April 10 as ‘‘Dolores Huerta Day’’, in honor 

of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2023 

Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. VARGAS, 

Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mr. CORREA, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. SOTO, Mr. COSTA, 

and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of April 10 as ‘‘Dolores Huerta 

Day’’, in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of 

Dolores Huerta. 

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

Dawson, New Mexico; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta began her activism career in 1955 

when she cofounded the Stockton, California, chapter of 

the Community Services Organization, which worked to 

improve voting access and economic conditions for 

Latinos; 


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Whereas, with her coorganizer Ce ́sar Cha ́vez, Dolores Huerta 

founded the National Farm Workers Association, a forerunner to United Farm Workers, in 1962; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta helped organize the Delano grape 

worker strike in 1965 and was the lead negotiator in developing the ensuing contract; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta was instrumental in the enactment 

of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 

1975, the first law in the United States that allowed 

farm workers to collectively organize and bargain; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta has worked tirelessly to create safer 

working conditions for farm workers, including eliminating harmful pesticides; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta served as the voice for feminism and 

women’s equality within the farm workers movement; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta originated the phrase ‘‘Sı ́ Se 

Puede’’, which became a rallying cry for the farm workers movement and against injustice; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta remained committed to her principles of nonviolence, even when faced with violence at 

the hands of police and growers; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta worked in the latter part of her career to elect more Latinos and women to political office, 

and has been a champion for women’s rights; 

Whereas, in 2003, Dolores Huerta founded the Dolores 

Huerta Foundation to continue her legacy of fighting for 

equality and civil rights, and is currently the president of 

this foundation; 

Whereas Dolores Huerta has received numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award and 


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the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian 

honor; and 

Whereas the United States should continue the efforts of Dolores Huerta to ensure equal protection under the law 

and civil rights for all people of the United States: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘Dolores 

3 Huerta Day’’; and 

4 (2) honors Dolores Huerta’s contributions to 

5 advancing civil rights and equality. 

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