,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#ac1 #bjbj,ms4 ,cortez ,masto submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the ,chinese railroad workers who worked
 on the ,transcontinental ,railroad from
 #ahfe to #ahfi and the important       
contributions of those railroad workers 
to the growth of the ,united ,states4   
,whereas the ,transcontinental ,railroad
 was #a of the most remarkable          
engineering feats of the #aith century2 
,whereas construction of the nearly     
#b1jjj-mile ,transcontinental ,railroad 
spanned #f years2 ,whereas the          
completion of the ,transcontinental     
,railroad facilitated commerce and      
reduced cross-country travel time from  
#f months to #a week2 ,whereas nearly   
#ab1jjj ,chinese immigrants 7referred to
 in this preamble as the ,chinese       
railroad workers7 were employed in the  

construction of the ,transcontinental   
,railroad1 constituting more than #hj   
percent of the workforce of the ,central
 ,pacific ,railroad ,company2 ,whereas  
the ,chinese railroad workers were--    
7#a7 considered indispensable by the    
foremen on the project2 and  7#b7       
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 #a work day2 ,whereas the ,chinese 
railroad workers were-- 7#a7 given the  
most difficult and dangerous jobs2 and  
7#b7 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 honor  
of the courage shown by the ,chinese    
railroad workers in organizing for fair 
wages and safe working conditions1 the  
,department of ,labor inducted the      
,chinese railroad workers into the      

,labor ,hall of ,honor in #bjad2        
,whereas the fight of the ,chinese      
railroad workers against discrimination 
set an example for millions of ,asian   
,americans who later came to the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas the descendants of   
the ,chinese railroad workers and the   
wider ,asian-,american community view   
the sacrifices of the ,chinese railroad 
workers as integral to the creation of  
the vibrant and growing ,asian-,american
 community that exists throughout the   
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the legacy
 of the ,chinese railroad workers       
continues to have a profound and        
positive impact on life in the ,united  
,states by advancing the ideals of equal
 opportunity and the dignity of work for
 everyone3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes-- 7,a7 the
 ,chinese immigrants who worked on the  
,transcontinental ,railroad from #ahfe  
to #ahfi 7referred to in this resolving 
clause as the ,chinese railroad         
workers72 and  7,b7 the contributions of

 the ,chinese railroad workers 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 all  
of the risks faced by the ,chinese      
railroad workers in completing the      
construction of the ,transcontinental   
,railroad while enduring discrimination 
and unequal pay and treatment4