Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Washington Heights and Inwood.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 169 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 169 Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Washington Heights and Inwood. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Espaillat submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Recognizing the Dominican community's presence and contributions to Washington Heights and Inwood. Whereas, in 1613, Juan Rodriguez, a free Black man from La Espanola, was the first immigrant, the first Latino, and the first Dominican to have resided in what became New York City, intertwining the history of the Dominican people with the city forever; Whereas Juan Rodriguez's b…