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

Introduced: February 1, 2021 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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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 February 1, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 717 Related bill Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Washington Heights and Inwood.
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 1, 2021
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 77: Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-77/
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"H. Res. 77: Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-77/.
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H. Res. 77, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-77/.
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