Subcommittee Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2420, The National Museum of the American Latino Act

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1334

On Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

H.R. 2420 (Rep. Serrano), To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of the American Latino, and for other purposes. “National Museum of the American Latino Act."

Witness List:

Panel I

Rep. José Serrano

New York, 15th District

Rep. Joaquin Castro

Texas, 20th District

Additional Members of Congress TBD

Panel II

Mr. Eduardo Díaz (testimony)

Director

Smithsonian Latino Center

Dr. Stephen Pitti (testimony)

Professor of History and American Studies

Yale University

Ms. Dolores Huerta (testimony)

President

Dolores Huerta Foundation

The Honorable Mari Carmen Aponte (testimony)

Former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador

Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs