IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 754 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2018 
Mr. ESPAILLAT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
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 since the initial wave of Dominican migration in the 
1960s to the most recent arrivals of today, Dominicans 
have worked hard to contribute to the national identity 
of the United States, educating people on their customs 
and enriching the quality of the Nation’s shared future; 
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Whereas the Dominican Republic enjoys a well-built relation-
ship with the United States on trade and investment as 
the United States was the first country to do inter-
national trade with the Dominican Republic; 
Whereas contributions from Dominican-Americans are found 
in every facet of our society here in the United States, 
including fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, Pulitzer 
Prize winner author Junot Diaz, Secretary of Labor 
Thomas Perez, record-setting baseball giant David Ortiz, 
known as ‘‘Big Papi’’, newly elected Major League Base-
ball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, celebrated novelist 
Julia Alvarez, leading actress, director, producer, and 
writer Zoe¨ Saldana, Saturday Night Live Director and 
Editor Osmany ‘‘Oz’’ Rodriguez; New York Police De-
partment Officer and President of the New York Domini-
can Officers Association President Raysa Galvez, plat-
form transcendent media icon Joel ‘‘The Kid Mero’’ Mar-
tinez, and 2018 Miss New York City Genesis Camila 
Suero; 
Whereas many of the hemisphere’s first institutions were es-
tablished on the shores of the Dominican Republic, in-
cluding the first cathedral and the oldest university; 
Whereas Dominicans are freedom-loving people who first 
began their campaign for independence in 1831, under 
the leadership of Juan Pablo Duarte, who formed a se-
cret political military organization named La Trinitaria 
(The Trinity) that led to the end of the Haitian occupa-
tion and transformed the Dominican Republic into an 
independent, self-sufficient nation, marking February 27, 
1844, as the Dominican Republic’s first official Inde-
pendence Day; 
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Whereas, in 2012, the United States provided $66.9 million 
in foreign assistance aimed at improving security, in-
creasing transparency, building resilience to the effects of 
climate change, and improving access to quality preven-
tion, care and treatment services for HIV/AIDS in the 
Dominican Republic, the two regions enjoy a sense of 
unity; 
Whereas it is appropriate that the United States reserve the 
period between January 21 to February 27 to celebrate 
and honor Dominican heritage; 
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 it would give the Nation the opportunity to acknowl-
edge and applaud the economic, cultural, and social con-
tributions Dominican-Americans have made to the United 
States; and 
Whereas it would also give the Nation an opportunity to con-
sider the many Dominican achievements, on the island 
and in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Dominican 
Heritage Month; 
(2) supports the establishment of a national 
month of recognition for Dominican-Americans to 
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honor the Dominican people and their contributions; 
and 
(3) urges the people of the United States to ob-
serve a national month of recognition for Domini-
can-Americans with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and activities. 
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