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HRES 213 111th Congress House

Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.

Introduced: April 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 5, 2009
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 Latest action March 5, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Mar 19, 2010
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 15, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 15, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 10, 2010
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Mar 10, 2010
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 10, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 26, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 24, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 23, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 3, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 20, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 213: Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-213/
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"H. Res. 213: Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-213/.
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H. Res. 213, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-213/.
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