,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjai,mr4 ,espaillat submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting the  
goals and ideals of a ,juan ,pablo      
,duarte ,day4  ,whereas the people of   
the ,dominican ,republic acquired       
autonomy and sovereignty on the #bgth   
day of ,february #ahdd2 ,whereas the    
island of ,quisqueya1 the indigenous    
name for what later became the island of
 ,hispaniola1 was the cradle of thinking
 and achievement in the ,western        
,hemisphere1 establishing the first     
university and cathedral of the ,new    
,world2 ,whereas on the #bfth day of    
,january #ahac1 ,juan ,pablo ,duarte1   
the founding father of the ,dominican   
,republic1 was born2 ,whereas1 during   
the month of ,january #bjai1 ,dominican 
,americans and citizens of the          
,dominican ,republic will celebrate the 

#bjfth anniversary of the birth of ,juan
 ,pablo ,duarte2 ,whereas ,juan ,pablo  
,duarte1 along with ,francisco ,del     
,rosario ,sanchez and ,ramon ,matias    
,melia1 formed ,la ,trinitaria1 a secret
 organization that initiated the        
movement for the independence of the    
,dominican ,republic2 and ,whereas1     
during the month of ,february #bjai1    
,dominican ,americans and citizens of   
the ,dominican ,republic will celebrate 
the independence of the ,dominican      
,republic3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
supports the goals and ideals of the    
,juan ,pablo ,duarte ,day of the        
,dominican ,republic2  7#b7 supports the
 establishment of a national day of     
recognition for ,juan ,pablo ,duarte in 
the ,united ,states to honor the        
founding father of the ,dominican       
,republic2 and  7#c7 urges the people of
 the ,united ,states to observe a       
national day of recognition for         
,dominican ,americans with appropriate  

ceremonies1 programs1 and activities4