Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
Latest action · Mar 5, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the accomplishments and example of Cesar E. Chavez, founder and president of the United Farm Workers of America. Calls for: (1) establishment of a legal public holiday in his honor; and (2) public elementary and secondary schools to provide classroom instruction on his life and work.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 20, 2009 to Apr 21, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 24, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 26, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 21, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in House
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