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Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.

Introduced: January 22, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Jan 22, 2019

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for

the renaming of Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood, New York, as "Quisqueya Heights";
the engagement with Google, Wikipedia, Global Positioning System (GPS) applications, post offices, Metropolitan Transportation Authority maps, and tourist maps to recognize Quisqueya Heights; and
the fight against the gentrification of this neighborhood.

Recognizes the Dominican community's contribution to this neighborhood.

Honors the long-standing history and rich contributions of Dominican-American elected officials, artists, small-business and bodega owners, writers, and trailblazers.

What's happening now January 22, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Gonzalez, Vicente

Texas · Feb 28, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 63: Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-63/

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"H. Res. 63: Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-63/.

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