IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 130 
Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of March as ‘‘Cesar 
E. Chavez Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2011 
Mr. BACA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the fourth Friday of 
March as ‘‘Cesar E. Chavez Day’’. 
Whereas Senator Robert F. Kennedy called Cesar E. Chavez 
‘‘one of the heroic figures of our time’’ and Doctor Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr., telegraphed him ‘‘Our separate 
struggles are really one. A struggle for freedom, for dig-
nity and for humanity’’; 
Whereas Cesar E. Chavez, a self-learned man, was a recipient 
of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize during his 
lifetime and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Free-
dom on August 8, 1994; 
Whereas the achievements of Cesar E. Chavez should be rec-
ognized for his contributions to improve the plight of mi-
grant workers and for the inspiration his efforts gave 
many to work toward social justice in their communities; 
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Whereas his use of fasting to gain national attention made 
people aware of the struggles of farm workers gaining 
support for a system of better pay, humane housing, re-
spect, and the outlawing of child labor; 
Whereas he has made distinct and significant contributions, 
including pesticide-free working conditions for laborers 
resulting in uncontaminated food consumed by people in 
the United States; 
Whereas the designation of the fourth Friday of March as 
‘‘Cesar E. Chavez Day’’ would underscore the example he 
set by never wavering in his commitment to education, 
civic responsibility, and nonviolence; and 
Whereas several States already commemorate ‘‘Cesar E. Cha-
vez Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Cesar E. Cha-
vez Day’’; 
(2) requests the President to issue a proclama-
tion recognizing ‘‘Cesar E. Chavez Day’’; 
(3) encourages the people of the United States, 
and Federal, State, and local governments, and in-
terested groups to observe ‘‘Cesar E. Chavez Day’’ 
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activi-
ties; 
(4) supports curriculum in public elementary 
and secondary schools in the United States focusing 
on the goals and ideals of Cesar E. Chavez and his 
dedication to farm workers’ children by organizing 
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migrant schools, allowing many of those school chil-
dren to graduate and work as teachers, doctors, and 
in other professional occupations; and 
(5) recognizes the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez in 
denouncing the abuse of human dignity and the ex-
ploitation of the vulnerable, in promoting education, 
and advancing the American Dream. 
Æ 
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