Bill Text: NY J01617 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 6th Anniversary of Dominicans on the Hill

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J01617 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01617-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1617

BY: Senator SEPULVEDA

        COMMEMORATING the 6th Anniversary of Dominicans on
        the Hill

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay just tribute to the events which support the  cultural  heritage  of
the  ethnic  groups  which  comprise  and contribute to the richness and
diversity of the State of New York and the entirety of the Nation; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 6th Anniversary of Dominicans on the Hill on  Wednesday,
February 7, 2024; and

  WHEREAS,  Dominicans  on the Hill is an event held every year during
Dominican Heritage  Month  which  brings  Dominican  leadership  to  the
Capitol  Building in Washington, D.C., serving to enhance the visibility
and influence of the Dominican community in the United States; and

  WHEREAS, The event was created  to  further  highlight  the  growing
civic engagement of the Dominican American community; and

  WHEREAS,  The  goal  of  this  purposeful  event  is  to  strengthen
community ties and the  promotion  of  cultural  heritage,  fostering  a
greater understanding and appreciation of the Dominican community's role
in American society; and

  WHEREAS, Efforts to improve economic development, health, education,
affordable  housing,  support  for  immigrant  rights,  and promotion of
diversity are areas of focus for the esteemed  Dominicans  on  the  Hill
event; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity
to recognize such events of significance which foster ethnic  pride  and
exemplify  the  cultural  diversity  that represents and strengthens the
fabric of the people and the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  6th  Anniversary  of Dominicans on the Hill; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the organizers of Dominicans on the Hill.