Bill Text: TX HR990 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing May 2019 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR990 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR990-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 990
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, May 2019 has been set aside as Asian American and
  Pacific Islander Heritage Month to recognize the accomplishments
  and wide-ranging contributions of individuals who trace their
  ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands; and
         WHEREAS, Originally established by the United States
  Congress as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Week, the observance
  celebrates the diverse culture, traditions, and history of people
  from the Asian continent and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia,
  and Polynesia in the Pacific; it was officially expanded into a
  monthlong celebration in 1992; and
         WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen for this commemorative
  period because of two key events in our nation's history; on May 7,
  1843, the first Japanese immigrants arrived, and on May 10, 1869, a
  workforce largely composed of Chinese laborers completed the
  Transcontinental Railroad; and
         WHEREAS, In 2013, the Pew Research Center released a report
  highlighting the tremendous progress that has been made by Asian
  Americans; the study noted that a century ago, most were
  low-skilled, low-wage laborers subject to official discrimination;
  today, however, Asian Americans rank as the racial group with the
  highest levels of income and education in the nation; since
  approximately 2000, Asian Americans have also constituted the
  fastest-growing racial group in the United States, largely because
  of immigration; in addition, Asians who have recently arrived in
  this country are about three times more likely than other
  immigrants to be sponsored for permanent residency by an employer;
  the Pew report further noted that over 60 percent of new Asian
  immigrants age 25 to 64 held at least a bachelor's degree; and
         WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of
  Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Asia and the
  Pacific Islands, and this annual observance provides a welcome
  opportunity to celebrate their significant contributions to the
  prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 2019 as Asian American and Pacific
  Islander Heritage Month.
 
  Button
  Vo
  Shaheen
  Wu
  Miller
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
 
Allen Guillen Oliverson
 
Allison Gutierrez Ortega
 
Anchia Harless Pacheco
 
Anderson Harris Paddie
 
Ashby Hefner Parker
 
Bailes Hernandez Patterson
 
Beckley Herrero Paul
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
 
Bernal Howard Price
 
Biedermann Huberty Ramos
 
Blanco Hunter Raney
 
Bohac Israel Raymond
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
 
Bucy Kacal Rose
 
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
 
Burrows King of Parker Sanford
 
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
 
Cain Klick Shaheen
 
Calanni Krause Sheffield
 
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
 
Capriglione Lambert Shine
 
Clardy Landgraf Smith
 
Cole Lang Smithee
 
Coleman Larson Springer
 
Collier Leach Stephenson
 
Cortez Leman Stickland
 
Craddick Longoria Stucky
 
Cyrier Lopez Swanson
 
Darby Lozano Talarico
 
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Dominguez Meyer Toth
 
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Fierro Miller VanDeaver
 
Flynn Minjarez Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morales White
 
Geren Morrison Wilson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
 
Goldman Murphy Wu
 
González of Dallas Murr Zedler
 
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
 
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 990 was adopted by the House on May 1,
  2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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