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Recognizing April 30, 2020, as “El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans”.

S. Res. 558 · 116th Congress · May 5, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Recognizing April 30, 2020, as El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans.

That the Senate—
(1)
recognizes April 30, 2020, as “El Día de los Niños–Celebrating Young Americans”;
(2)
encourages the people of the United States—
(A)
to nurture and invest in children and adolescents in order to preserve and enhance economic prosperity, democracy, and the free and open exchange of ideas, which are concepts that are essential to the spirit of the United States; and
(B)
to celebrate the gifts of children and adolescents and to help them take their rightful place in the future of the United States; and
(3)
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 safe schools, homes, and communities that give them the long-term support they need to learn, develop, and become confident young adults who are ready and eager to believe in and contribute to the United States.