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Recognizing April 30, 2018, as “El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans”.

S. Res. 496 · 115th Congress · Apr 26, 2018 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Recognizing April 30, 2018, as El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans.

That the Senate—
(1)
recognizes April 30, 2018, as “El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans”; and
(2)
calls on the people of the United States to join with children, families, communities, schools, churches, cities, and States across the United States to observe El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans with appropriate ceremonies, including activities that—
(A)
center on children and are free or of minimal cost so as to facilitate full participation by all people;
(B)
uplift and help children positively envision a path to their futures by allowing children to voice their hopes and dreams;
(C)
offer opportunities for children of diverse backgrounds to learn about the cultures of one another and to share ideas;
(D)
include family members, especially extended and elderly family members, so as to—
(i)
promote understanding and communication among generations within families; and
(ii)
enable young people to learn from, and respect and benefit from the experiences of, their family elders;
(E)
enable diverse communities to build relationships of understanding; and
(F)
provide children with an education, safe environments in which to learn, live, and develop, and long-term support in order to become confident young adults who are ready and eager to believe in and contribute to the United States.