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Whereas Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez was a strong believer in the 
principles of nonviolence practiced by Mahatma Gandhi 
and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 
Whereas Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez effectively used peaceful tac-
tics that included fasting for 25 days in 1968, 25 days 
in 1972, and 38 days in 1988, to call attention to the 
terrible working and living conditions of farm workers in 
the United States; 
Whereas, under the leadership of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez, the 
United Farm Workers of America organized thousands of 
migrant farm workers to fight for fair wages, health care 
coverage, pension benefits, livable housing, and respect; 
Whereas, through his commitment to nonviolence, Ce´sar 
Estrada Cha´vez brought dignity and respect to the orga-
nized farm workers and became an inspiration to and a 
resource for individuals engaged in human rights strug-
gles throughout the world; 
Whereas the influence of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez extends far 
beyond agriculture and provides inspiration for those 
working to better human rights, empower workers, and 
advance the American Dream, which includes all inhab-
itants of the United States; 
Whereas Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez died on April 23, 1993, at 
the age of 66 in San Luis, Arizona, only miles from his 
birthplace; 
Whereas more than 50,000 people attended the funeral serv-
ices of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez in Delano, California; 
Whereas Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez was laid to rest at the head-
quarters of the United Farm Workers of America, known 
as Nuestra Sen˜ora de La Paz, located in the Tehachapi 
Mountains in Keene, California; 
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Whereas, since the death of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez, schools, 
parks, streets, libraries, and other public facilities, as well 
as awards and scholarships, have been named in his 
honor; 
Whereas 10 States and dozens of communities across the 
United States honor the life and legacy of Ce´sar Estrada 
Cha´vez on March 31st of each year; 
Whereas, during his lifetime, Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez was a re-
cipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize; 
Whereas, on August 8, 1994, Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez was 
posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Free-
dom; 
Whereas President Barack Obama honored the life of service 
of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez by proclaiming March 31, 2012, 
to be ‘‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Day’’; 
Whereas, on October 8, 2012, President Barack Obama au-
thorized the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Ce´sar 
Estrada Cha´vez National Monument in Keene, Cali-
fornia; and 
Whereas the United States should continue the efforts of 
Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez to ensure equality, justice, and 
dignity for all people of the United States: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the accomplishments and exam-
ple of a great hero of the United States, Ce´sar 
Estrada Cha´vez; 
(2) pledges to promote the legacy of Ce´sar 
Estrada Cha´vez; and 
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(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to commemorate the legacy of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez 
and to always remember his great rallying cry, ‘‘≠Sı´, 
se puede!’’, which is Spanish for ‘‘Yes, we can!’’. 
Æ 
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