,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #deg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cox of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,costa1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1    
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1  
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,mr4 ,larson of    
,connecticut7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,june as ,portuguese 
,national ,heritage ,month4  ,whereas   
,portugal was the first neutral nation  
to establish diplomatic ties with the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,portuguese   
,americans harbor a deep commitment to  
family and community1 an enduring work  
ethic1 and a perseverance to succeed and
 contribute to society2 ,whereas        
,portuguese ,americans have contributed 
to the advancement of early ,american   
society from manning whaling ships in   
,new ,england to the introduction of    

grape cultivation in ,georgia2 ,whereas 
,portuguese ,americans have been leaders
 in elected governmental positions2     
,whereas ,portuguese-,american political
 influence began early in ,hawaii1 and  
in #ahid1 three of the #ah elected      
delegates to the ,constitutional        
,convention were ,portuguese2 ,whereas1 
in #aigi1 ,peter ,tony ,coelho of       
,california was elected to the ,house of
 ,representatives1 becoming the first   
,portuguese ,american to serve in       
,congress2 ,whereas ,portuguese         
,americans have served in the highest   
positions of the national ,government1  
the most notable of whom is nuclear     
physicist and former ,secretary of      
,energy1 ,ernest ,moniz2 ,whereas       
,portuguese ,americans are leaders in   
the agricultural industry in ,california
 and throughout the ,nation1 most       
notably in the dairy industry2 ,whereas 
,portuguese ,americans have served in   
the highest levels of the educational   
community1 the most notable being       

,francis ,mile ,rogers1 who was a       
professor of ,portuguese at ,harvard    
,university1 where he chaired the       
,department of ,romance ,languages and  
,literatures and served as the ,dean of 
the ,school of ,arts and ,sciences2     
,whereas ,portuguese ,americans have    
served with distinction and proudly in  
the ,united ,states military2 ,whereas  
,portuguese ,americans have made lasting
 contributions to ,american culture in  
various ways1 such as introducing the   
ukulele to ,american music and ,john    
,philip ,sousa1 the ,march ,king1       
composing the ,stars and ,stripes       
,forever march for the ,united ,states  
,navy2 and ,whereas ,portuguese         
,americans1 and particularly emigrants  
from the ,azores ,archipelago1 have     
built bridges of cooperation and        
innovation that have strengthened       
transatlantic relations through local   
and international ,portuguese-,american 
associations such as the ,luso-,american
 ,development ,foundation3 ,now1        

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,portuguese ,national    
,heritage ,month2  7#b7 esteems the     
integral role of the                    
,portuguese-,american community and the 
manifold heritage of ,portugal in the   
economy1 culture1 and identity of the   
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 urges the    
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 a ,portuguese ,national ,heritage      
,month with appropriate programs and    
activities that celebrate the           
contributions of the ,portuguese        
community to the ,united ,states4