Recognizing Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869, and their important contribution to the growth of the United States.

H. Res. 165 · 116th Congress · Feb 28, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

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recognizes the Chinese railroad workers for their contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the growth of the United States;

(2)

honors the Chinese railroad workers who lost their lives working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; and

(3)

acknowledges the Chinese railroad workers for all the risks they faced, while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment, to complete the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Feb 28, 2019viewing Introduced in House Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sablan, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. McAdams) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Recognizing Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869, and their important contribution to the growth of the United States.

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