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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-988
URGING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO RECOGNIZE THE HISTOR-
ICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ROBERTO CLEMENTE'S PLACE OF DEATH NEAR
PINONES IN LOIZA, PUERTO RICO, BY ADDING IT TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
OCTOBER 12, 2018.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 792]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
resolution (H. Res. 792) urging the Secretary of the Interior to rec-
ognize the historical significance of Roberto Clemente's place of
death near Pifiones in Loiza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places, having considered the same, re-
port favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the resolution be agreed to.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of House Resolution 792 is to urge the Secretary of
the Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto
Clemente's place of death near Pifiones in Loiza, Puerto Rico, by
adding it to the National Register of Historic Places.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, in
1934. Clemente grew up playing baseball and truly loved the sport,
beginning his professional career in the Puerto Rican League.1
Clemente was drafted into the major leagues in 1954. He played
18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and became a legend in the
sport. He won 12 Gold Gloves, 4 National League batting titles, 12
All-Star Game selections, 2 World Series Championships, and
reached the 3,000-hit milestone.2
Perhaps equally as important as Clemente's accomplishments on
the field was his role as an advocate for equitable treatment of
'Thornley, Stew. Roberto Clemente. Society for American Baseball Research. https://
sabr.org/bioproj/person/8b153bc4.
2Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhi-
bition Service. http://www.robertoclemente.si.edu/english/virtual legacy.htm.
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