MI SR0158

Recognizes March 31, 2016, as Cesar E. Chavez Day in Michigan to honor the labor leader, civil rights advocate, and farm worker who fought against racial and economic discrimination

Notes that Chavez received La Aguila Azteca (The Aztec Eagle) from Mexico in 1991 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton in 1994 (presented posthumously)

Acknowledges Chavez's military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the christening of the USNS Cesar E. Chavez cargo ship in San Diego Bay on May 5, 2012, the first naval vessel named after a U.S. citizen of Mexican descent

Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President of the United States, President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Michigan's Congressional delegation

Encourages the federal government to proclaim March 31 as a National Day of Service so Americans can participate in community service activities commemorating Chavez's legacy