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HJRES 12 109th Congress House Commemorations Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Congress Congressional tributes Employee rights Labor and Employment Labor unions Migrant labor Nonviolence

To commemorate the spirit of Cesar E. Chavez: "Si Se Puede".

Introduced: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jan 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98-99)
Jan 26, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors Cesar E. Chavez for his commitment to improving the plight of farm workers and the poor and for inspiring Americans to work nonviolently for justice.

Encourages all Americans to commit to working for justice through nonviolence and to remind themselves of the work of the people who put food on the tables of America.

What's happening now January 26, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 20, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 23, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· May 18, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 18, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 10, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 10, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 10, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 10, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 10, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 10, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 10, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 9, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 12: To commemorate the spirit of Cesar E. Chavez: "Si Se Puede".. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-12/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 12: To commemorate the spirit of Cesar E. Chavez: "Si Se Puede".." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-12/.
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H.J. Res. 12, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-12/.
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[H.J. Res. 12: To commemorate the spirit of Cesar E. Chavez: "Si Se Puede".](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-12/)
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