Supporting the goals and ideals of a Juan Pablo Duarte Day.

Bill: 116-hres-64
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-22
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area

Commemorative events and holidays

Dominican Republic

Latin America

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution supports the establishment of a national day of recognition to honor Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, and urges people to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 64 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2019 Mr. Espaillat submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of a Juan Pablo Duarte Day.

Whereas the people of the Dominican Republic acquired autonomy and sovereignty on the 27th day of February 1844; Whereas the island of Quisqueya, the indigenous name for what later became the island of Hispaniola, was the cradle of thinking and achievement in the Western Hemisphere, establishing the first university and cathedral of the New World; Whereas on the 26th day of January 1813, Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, was born; Whereas, during the month of January 2019, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the 206th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte; Whereas Juan Pablo Duarte, along with Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez and Ramon Matias Melia, formed La Trinitaria, a secret organization that initiated the movement for the independence of the Dominican Republic; and Whereas, during the month of February 2019, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of the Juan Pablo Duarte Day of the Dominican Republic; (2) supports the establishment of a national day of recognition for Juan Pablo Duarte in the United States to honor the founding father of the Dominican Republic; and (3) urges the people of the United States to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.