IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 62 
To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. WU, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. 
COSTA, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. HONDA, 
Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. KIND, Mr. SIRES, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. SUT-
TON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. MEEK 
of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BOREN, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. REYES, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SHULER, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FARR, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. WATSON, Ms. LEE, Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. 
CARDOZA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HARE, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
MITCHELL, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. LORET-
TA SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
Committee on Education and Labor discharged; which was considered and 
passed 
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JOINT RESOLUTION 
To honor the achievements and contributions of Native 
Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American Her-
itage Day Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Native Americans are the descendants of 
the aboriginal, indigenous, native people who were 
the original inhabitants of and who governed the 
lands that now constitute the United States; 
(2) Native Americans have volunteered to serve 
in the United States Armed Forces and have served 
with valor in all of the Nation’s military actions 
from the Revolutionary War through the present 
day, and in most of those actions, more Native 
Americans per capita served in the Armed Forces 
than any other group of Americans; 
(3) Native American tribal governments devel-
oped the fundamental principles of freedom of 
speech and separation of governmental powers that 
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were a model for those that form the foundation of 
the United States Constitution; 
(4) the Founding Fathers based the provisions 
of the Constitution on the unique system of democ-
racy of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, 
which divided powers among the branches of govern-
ment and provided for a system of checks and bal-
ances; 
(5) Native Americans have made distinct and 
significant contributions to the United States and 
the rest of the world in many fields, including agri-
culture, medicine, music, language, and art, and Na-
tive Americans have distinguished themselves as in-
ventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and schol-
ars; 
(6) Native Americans should be recognized for 
their contributions to the United States as local and 
national leaders, artists, athletes, and scholars; 
(7) nationwide recognition of the contributions 
that Native Americans have made to the fabric of 
American society will afford an opportunity for all 
Americans to demonstrate their respect and admira-
tion of Native Americans for their important con-
tributions to the political, cultural, and economic life 
of the United States; 
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