; Whereas 10 States and dozens of communities across the United States honor the life and legacy of César Estrada Chávez each year on March 31; Whereas, during his lifetime, César Estrada Chávez was a recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize; Whereas, on August 8, 1994, César Estrada Chávez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; Whereas President Barack Obama honored the life of service of César Estrada Chávez by proclaiming March 31, 2012, to be César Chávez Day ; Whereas, on October 8, 2012, President Barack Obama authorized the Secretary of the Interior to establish a César Estrada Chávez National Monument in Keene, California; and Whereas the United States should continue the efforts of César Estrada Chávez to ensure equality, justice, and dignity for all people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it