,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #afe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1      
#bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,judy
 ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4
 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4        
,peters1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,san        
,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1   
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 and ,mr4     
,mc,adams7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,,resolution           
,recognizing ,chinese railroad workers  
who worked on the ,transcontinental     
,railroad from #ahfe to #ahfi1 and their
 important contribution to the growth of
 the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the     
,transcontinental ,railroad was one of  

the most remarkable engineering feats of
 the #aith century2 ,whereas the        
construction of the ,transcontinental   
,railroad spanned #f years and stretched
 for nearly #b1jjj miles2 ,whereas the  
completion of the ,transcontinental     
,railroad facilitated commerce and      
reduced cross-country travel times from 
#f months to a single week after being  
completed2 ,whereas the #aejth          
anniversary of the completion of the    
,transcontinental ,railroad will take   
place on ,may #aj1 #bjai2 ,whereas      
nearly #ab1jjj ,chinese immigrants were 
employed in the construction of the     
,transcontinental ,railroad1 comprising 
more than #hj percent of the workforce  
of the ,central ,pacific ,railroad      
,company2 ,whereas the ,chinese railroad
 workers were considered indispensable  
by their foremen and were respected for 
their work ethic and discipline2        
,whereas the ,chinese railroad workers  
set a world record by laying #aj miles  
of railroad track in just one work day2 

,whereas the ,chinese railroad workers  
were given the most difficult1 dangerous
 jobs and were paid lower wages than    
other railroad workers2 ,whereas nearly 
#a1bjj ,chinese railroad workers died   
from work accidents1 avalanches1 and    
explosions while working in the ,sierra 
,nevada ,mountains2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1 
the ,department of ,labor has inducted  
the ,chinese railroad workers into the  
,labor ,hall of ,honor for their courage
 in organizing in pursuit of fair wages 
and safe working conditions2 ,whereas   
the ,chinese railroad workers' fight    
against discrimination set an example   
for the millions of ,asian ,americans   
who came to the ,united ,states after   
them2 ,whereas both the descendants of  
these workers and the wider             
,asian-,american community view the     
sacrifices of the ,chinese railroad     
workers as being integral to the        
creation of the vibrant and growing     
,asian-,american community that exists  
throughout the country today2 and       

,whereas the legacy of the ,chinese     
railroad workers continues to have a    
profound1 positive impact on the        
,american way of life by advancing the  
ideals of equal opportunity and the     
dignity of work for everyone3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
,chinese railroad workers for their     
contributions to the construction of the
 ,transcontinental ,railroad and the    
growth of the ,united ,states2  7#b7    
honors the ,chinese railroad workers who
 lost their lives working in the ,sierra
 ,nevada ,mountains2 and  7#c7          
acknowledges the ,chinese railroad      
workers for all the risks they faced1   
while enduring discrimination and       
unequal pay and treatment1 to complete  
the construction of the                 
,transcontinental ,railroad4