IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 61 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2023 
Mr. ESPAILLAT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage 
Month. 
Whereas the House of Representatives is proud to recognize 
and commemorate Dominican Heritage Month, an ob-
servance that celebrates the contributions of Dominican 
Americans; 
Whereas, in keeping with its time-honored traditions, we rec-
ognize and pay tribute to those who foster cultural pride 
and enhance the profile of diverse communities across the 
United States; 
Whereas Dominicans are freedom-loving people who first 
began their campaign for their independence in 1831 
under the leadership of Juan Pablo Duarte; 
Whereas, after the long and hard-fought campaign for free-
dom, a ceremonial musket shot fired on February 27, 
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•HRES 61 IH 
1844, marked the Dominican Republic’s first official 
Independence Day; 
Whereas January 26 marks the beginning of the ‘‘Mes de la 
Patria’’ (Month of the Fatherland), a period in which the 
country celebrates the founding fathers and the symbols 
that identify Dominicans in the world; 
Whereas it would be befitting to celebrate Dominican heritage 
beginning on January 21, The Day of the Procession of 
Altagracia, the Dominican Republic’s most important re-
ligious celebration; 
Whereas it would also be befitting to end the period of Do-
minican heritage on February 27, the Dominican Repub-
lic’s Independence Day; 
Whereas Dominicans in the United States and abroad reserve 
the period between January 21 to February 27 to cele-
brate and honor Dominican heritage; 
Whereas celebrating Dominican Heritage Month gives the 
Nation the opportunity to acknowledge and applaud the 
economic, cultural, and social contributions Dominican 
Americans have made to the United States; 
Whereas the Dominican Studies Institute of the City Univer-
sity of New York is working on a National Register of 
Historic Places application for submission to the National 
Park Service that would create a noncontiguous cultural 
heritage district to document, acknowledge, and honor 
the contributions of the Dominican community; and 
Whereas approximately 2,400,000 people of Dominican origin 
currently reside in the United States, and over 2,000,000 
United States tourists visit the Dominican Republic an-
nually, accounting for the largest number of foreign tour-
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•HRES 61 IH 
ists to the country and bolstering its economically critical 
tourism sector: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Dominican 
Heritage Month; 
(2) reaffirms its commitment to strengthening 
the historic partnership between the United States 
and the Dominican Republic based on shared demo-
cratic values and efforts to advance economic pros-
perity and national security; 
(3) supports the establishment of a national 
Dominican Heritage Month to honor the Dominican 
people and their contributions; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe a national month of recognition for Do-
minican Americans with appropriate ceremonies, 
programs, and activities. 
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