Bill > HRes271

This resolution honors César Estrada Chávez, a prominent civil rights activist and labor leader who dedicated his life to improving the working conditions and rights of farmworkers in the United States. Born in 1927 near Yuma, Arizona, Chávez experienced the hardships of migrant farmworkers firsthand, working in fields from a young age and leaving school after eighth grade to support his family. After serving in the Navy, he became committed to organizing farmworkers, founding the National Farm Workers Association (later United Farm Workers of America) in 1962. Using nonviolent tactics inspired by Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., including multiple lengthy fasts, Chávez fought for safe working conditions, fair wages, and an end to discrimination. His efforts were instrumental in passing the 1975 California Agricultural Labor Relations Act and bringing dignity to farmworkers. The resolution recognizes his significant contributions to human rights, notes his posthumous honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and encourages Americans to remember his legacy and famous rallying cry "¡Sí se puede!" (Yes, we can!), while commemorating his life and continuing his work toward equality and justice.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/271/all-info