Bill Text: TX HR2283 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2023 as National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2283-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2283 |
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WHEREAS, National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora Month is | ||
taking place in May 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since becoming an independent nation in 1960, | ||
Cameroon has played a vital role in maintaining regional stability; | ||
nicknamed "Africa in Miniature," the country is known for its | ||
religious, linguistic, geographic, and ethnic diversity, and the | ||
Cameroonian diaspora includes individuals of many different | ||
backgrounds; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cameroon has long served as an important economic, | ||
military, and cultural partner of the United States; Cameroonian | ||
immigrants and their descendants have contributed greatly to all | ||
areas of American life, including the military, health care, the | ||
arts, education, community service, and public policy; in addition, | ||
they have been active in social and political movements in the U.S.; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year since 1972, May 20 has been set aside for | ||
Cameroon National Day to celebrate Cameroonian citizens around the | ||
globe; in the United States, the observance continues throughout | ||
the month of May for National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora | ||
Month; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to generations of | ||
Americans who take great pride in their family roots in Cameroon, | ||
and National Cameroonian Heritage and Diaspora Month provides a | ||
welcome opportunity to recognize their significant contributions | ||
to the prosperity and cultural vibrancy of our nation; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 2023 as National Cameroonian | ||
Heritage and Diaspora Month. | ||
Garcia | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2283 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||