,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ged  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,mr4 ,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,dom9ican ,h]itage ,mon?4  ,:]eas !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives is pr\d to      
recognize & commemorate ,dom9ican       
,h]itage ,mon?1 an obs]vance t          
celebrates ! contributions (            
,dom9ican-,am]icans2 ,:]eas1 9 keep+ )  
its "t-honor$ traditions1 we recognize &
 pay tribute to ^? :o fo/] cultural     
pride & enhance ! pr(ile ( div]se       
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas s9ce ! initial wave ( ,dom9ican  
migration 9 ! #aifjs to ! mo/ rec5t     
arrivals ( today1 ,dom9icans h work$ h>d
 to contribute to ! national id5tity ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 educat+ p on _! cu/oms &
 enri*+ ! quality ( ! ,nation's %>$     
future2 ,:]eas ! ,dom9ican ,republic    
enjoys a well-built relation%ip ) !     

,unit$ ,/ates on trade & inve/m5t z !   
,unit$ ,/ates 0 ! fir/ c\ntry to d      
int]national trade ) ! ,dom9ican        
,republic2 ,:]eas contributions f       
,dom9ican-,am]icans are f\nd 9 e facet (
 our society "h 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
includ+ fa%ion design] ,osc> de la      
,r5ta1 ,pulitz] ,prize w9n] au?or ,junot
 ,diaz1 ,secret>y ( ,labor ,?omas ,p]ez1
 record-sett+ baseball giant ,david     
,ortiz1 kn[n z ,big ,papi1 newly elect$ 
,major ,league ,baseball ,hall ( ,fam]  
,vladimir ,gu]r]o1 celebrat$ noveli/    
,julia ,alv>ez1 lead+ actress1 director1
 produc]1 & writ] ,zo ,saldana1         
,saturday ,night ,live ,director &      
,editor ,osmany ,oz ,rodriguez2 ,new    
,york ,police ,dep>tm5t ,(fic] &        
,presid5t ( ! ,new ,york ,dom9ican      
,(fic]s ,association ,presid5t ,raysa   
,galvez1 plat=m transc5d5t m$ia icon    
,joel ,! ,kid ,m]o ,m>t9ez1 & #bjah     
,miss ,new ,york ,city ,g5esis ,camila  
,su]o2 ,:]eas _m ( ! hemisph]e's fir/   
in/itutions 7 e/abli%$ on ! %ores ( !   

,dom9ican ,republic1 includ+ ! fir/     
ca!dral & ! olde/ univ]sity2 ,:]eas     
,dom9icans are fre$om-lov+ p :o fir/    
began _! campaign = indep5d5ce 9 #ahca1 
"u ! lead]%ip ( ,juan ,pablo ,du>te1 :o 
=m$ a secret political milit>y          
organization nam$ ,la ,tr9it>ia 7,!     
,tr9ity7 t l$ to ! end ( ! ,haitian     
occupation & trans=m$ ! ,dom9ican       
,republic into an indep5d5t1            
self-suffici5t nation1 m>k+ ,febru>y    
#bg1 #ahdd1 z ! ,dom9ican ,republic's   
fir/ (ficial ,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjab1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$ #ff4i   
million 9 =eign assi/ance aim$ at       
improv+ security1 increas+ transp>5cy1  
build+ resili5ce to ! effects ( climate 
*ange1 & improv+ access to quality      
prev5tion1 c>e & treatm5t s]vices =     
,,hiv_/,,aids 9 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 !
 two regions enjoy a s5se ( unity2      
,:]eas x is appropriate t ! ,unit$      
,/ates res]ve ! p]iod betwe5 ,janu>y #ba
 to ,febru>y #bg to celebrate & honor   
,dom9ican h]itage2 ,:]eas x w\ld be     

befitt+ to celebrate ,dom9ican h]itage  
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #ba1 ,! ,day ( !      
,procession ( ,altagracia1 ! ,dom9ican  
,republic's mo/ important religi\s      
celebration2 ,:]eas x w\ld also be      
befitt+ to end ! p]iod ( ,dom9ican      
h]itage on ,febru>y #bg1 ! ,dom9ican    
,republic's ,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas x  
w\ld give ! ,nation ! opportunity to    
ackn[l$ge & applaud ! economic1         
cultural1 & social contributions        
,dom9ican-,am]icans h made to ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 & ,:]eas x w\ld also give !     
,nation an opportunity to consid] ! _m  
,dom9ican a*ievem5ts1 on ! isl& & 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! goals & ideals ( ,dom9ican ,h]itage   
,mon?2  7#b7 supports ! e/abli%m5t ( a  
national mon? ( recognition =           
,dom9ican-,am]icans to honor ! ,dom9ican
 p & _! contributions2 &  7#c7 urges ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve a national 
mon? ( recognition = ,dom9ican-,am]icans
 ) appropriate c]emonies1 programs1 &   

activities4